"Donald Baim helped advance interventional cardiology from a promising technology to a proven therapy that has benefited millions of people," said Martin Leon, M.D., of Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, and fellow Yale School of Medicine alumnus.  "The many important contributions he made to science, medicine and medical technology will serve as a proud and enduring legacy."

Beginning in August 2011, a Donald S. Baim scholarship will be awarded annually to one incoming first-year medical student at Yale School of Medicine to cover half of his or her tuition for four years.  Yale will seek scholarship candidates based on their financial need as well as their demonstration of the excellence and intellectual and clinical drive exhibited by Dr. Baim.

"We are grateful for Boston Scientific's generosity and its contribution to future generations of physicians," said Robert J. Alpern, M.D., Dean of Yale School of Medicine.  "Dr. Baim was an extraordinary alumnus who left a lasting impression on the field of cardiovascular medicine, and we are pleased that Boston Scientific is honoring him through this scholarship fund."

About Boston ScientificBoston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties.  For more information, please visit www.bostonscientific.com.