The 1980s
![Joseph Hahn, MD in surgery](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1980.jpg)
1980
Joseph Hahn, MD, leads the development of brain mapping, which enables surgeons to pinpoint seizure...
Joseph Hahn, MD, leads the development of brain mapping, which enables surgeons to pinpoint seizure sites in epilepsy patients.
![The Meyer Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1983.jpg)
1983
The Meyer Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging — the first freestanding building designed to house...
The Meyer Center for Magnetic Resonance Imaging — the first freestanding building designed to house MRI machines — is completed. Funded with a gift from former Cleveland Clinic Foundation President E. Tom Meyer, the facility is constructed without steel nails or other materials containing iron.
1984
Cleveland Clinic performs its first liver transplant.
Cleveland Clinic performs its first liver transplant.
![Doctors performing surgery](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1984.jpg)
1984
Heart transplant program established.
Heart transplant program established.
![new outpatient building](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1985-1.jpg)
1985
A major expansion is completed. It includes a new outpatient building (pictured) designed by Cesar...
A major expansion is completed. It includes a new outpatient building (pictured) designed by Cesar Pelli, new hospital facilities and a two-block-long skyway linking the enlarged campus.
![Bernadine Healy, MD](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1985-2.jpg)
1985
Bernadine Healy, MD, becomes the first woman to lead a Cleveland Clinic division: the Division of...
Bernadine Healy, MD, becomes the first woman to lead a Cleveland Clinic division: the Division of Research.
1985
Cleveland Clinic performs its first kidney/pancreas transplant.
Cleveland Clinic performs its first kidney/pancreas transplant.
![Declan Walsh, MD](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1987.jpg)
1987
Declan Walsh, MD, establishes the Palliative Care Program.
Declan Walsh, MD, establishes the Palliative Care Program.
![Cleveland Clinic Florida Facility](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1988.jpg)
1988
Cleveland Clinic Florida opens in Fort Lauderdale — the first facility outside Ohio.
Cleveland Clinic Florida opens in Fort Lauderdale — the first facility outside Ohio.
![Floyd Loop, MD](https://magazine.clevelandclinic.org/hubfs/CC%20Magazine/Centennial/1980s/Decade%20Page/1989.jpg)
1989
Floyd Loop, MD, is appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Governors. He serves until 2004.
Floyd Loop, MD, is appointed CEO and Chairman of the Board of Governors. He serves until 2004.