 in medical history developed out of his efforts in collecting books, which began in 1961. By the end of the decade he had begun to focus on acquiring old medical books. In 1973, during his medical training in New York City, he launched a mail order book business, W. Bruce Fye Antiquarian Medical Books. He coordinated a luncheon symposium on collecting medical books at the 1977 meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine and published his first article on the subject two years later.

His particular interests in the history of medicine have included 19th century professionalization of physiology, the American medical education in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of cardiology, specialization, and the Mayo Clinic. 

He was the founding director of the Mayo Clinic's W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine, named by the Mayo Clinic in his honour as a result of his philanthropy.

In addition to building up a large collection of books, offprints, and autographs relating to the history of cardiology, Fye has been a collector of prints and engravings relating to medicine and engraved portraits of physicians. He curated two exhibitions of prints drawn from his collection: Medicine and Art (Marshfield, WI, New Visions Gallery, 1996) and Five Hundred Years of Medicine in Art from the Collection of Bruce and Lois Fye (Rochester, MN, Rochester Art Center, 2010). That exhibition was held in conjunction with the annual meetings of the American Osler Society and the American Association for the History of Medicine. 

Fye was editor-in-chief of the Classics of Cardiology Library, which produced facsimile reprints of books of significance in the history of cardiology and cardiac surgery. The series was launched with an original volume William Osler’s Collected Papers on the Cardiovascular System, which Fye edited. 

In 2014, when Fye retired from Mayo Clinic, he became emeritus professor of medicine and the history of medicine. The following year he published Caring for the Heart: Mayo Clinic and the Rise of Specialization (Oxford University Press), where his “goal was to write a book that explained how and why the care of patients with heart disease changes so dramatically during the twentieth century”. Surgeon and historian Justin Barr wrote in his review;
Caring for the Heart weaves together the history of the Mayo Clinic, the history of cardiology, and the history of specialization, into a single account
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 He was the founding conductor of the Mayo Clinic's W. Bruce Fye Center for the History of Medicine, named by the Mayo Clinic in his honour as a result of his philanthropy. 

 In addition to building up a big collection of books, offprints, and autographs relating to the history of cardiology, Fye has been a collector of prints and engravings relating to medicine and engraved portrayal of physicians. He curated two exhibitions of photographic print drawn from his collection: Medicine and Art (Marshfield, WI, New Visions Gallery, 1996) and Five Hundred Years of Medicine in Art from the Collection of Bruce and Lois Fye (Rochester, MN, Rochester Art Center, 2010). That exhibition was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Osler Society and the American Association for the History of Medicine. 

 Fye was editor program - in - chief of the Classics of Cardiology Library, which produced facsimile reissue of books of significance in the history of cardiology and cardiac surgery. The series was launched with an original volume William Osler ’s Collected Papers on the Cardiovascular System, which Fye edited. 

 In 2014, when Fye retired from Mayo Clinic, he became emeritus professor of medicine and the history of medicine. The following class he published Caring for the center: Mayo Clinic and the Rise of Specialization (Oxford University Press), where his “ goal was to write a book that explained how and why the caution of patients with heart disease changes therefore dramatically during the twentieth century ”. Surgeon and historian Justin Barr wrote in his review; 
 Caring for the Heart weave together the history of the Mayo Clinic, the history of cardiology, and the history of specialization, into a unmarried account
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 in medical history developed Out of his efForts In cOllEcTing BookS, which began in 1961. BY The eNd of the decade he had beguN to foCuS On acQUiRing oLd medicAL bOOKs. IN 1973, dUrIng HiS MeDical TraIning in new York CitY, he LaUnched a mail oRDeR book businEss, w. Bruce Fye AntIquArian MEdIcaL books. he cOordiNated a LUncheoN symposiuM oN CollecTIng mediCAL bOoks At the 1977 meeting of the aMeRIcan AssociatioN for thE HIStORY of medIcine and puBlIshed HIs first ARtICLE on THe subject two yEars later.

HiS ParTiculaR iNteREsts in The hiStORy oF medicine haVe inCluded 19th cEntury PRofessiONalizatIon of pHysIolOgy, tHE AMeRicAn MEdiCAl EduCAtiOn in the 19tH aNd 20Th cenTuriES, AND the HisTory Of carDiology, speciaLizAtioN, And The MaYo CliNic. 

HE wAs the FoundiNg dirEcTor of the Mayo CliNic's w. Bruce Fye cenTeR foR tHe HisTOry of MEdiCinE, named bY the MayO cliNiC IN HiS honour as a result of HiS PHiLanthropY.

In addITiOn TO buildinG uP a lArge COLlectIon oF BoOks, offprInts, anD AuToGraphs rElAting tO tHe hIstOry of CArdiOlogy, FYe has beeN a colLEctor of prints aND engravings reLAtING tO MediCinE and engraveD porTRaitS of pHYsIciANs. He cUrateD tWO eXHibitions of prints drAwN from hIs colLection: MediciNe and Art (MaRSHField, WI, NEw ViSIoNS Gallery, 1996) and FivE HundRed Years of mEdicine iN Art fRom the CoLlection oF bRuce and LOis fye (rocHesTER, Mn, Rochester Art cENter, 2010). thAt exhibItiOn was heLd iN coNjuNctIoN with the aNnual meeTiNgS oF tHe AMericAN Osler SoCiEty AnD thE AmerICan AssOciatIon fOr ThE hisTory of MEDiCINe. 

FyE wAs EditOr-iN-cHief oF the cLasSics of CArdiology libRAry, wHiCh ProduceD facsimile repRiNts of books Of SigNificaNCE in the hiStory of cardiology and carDIac surgEry. the seRies Was launchEd wIth an oRigINal volUme WilLiam OSlEr’s cOLlectED paPerS oN the CardioVAScuLar SyStEm, whIch Fye eDited. 

In 2014, when Fye retiREd fRom Mayo Clinic, He bEcamE EMeRitUS pROfeSsOR of MEDicine and the hisTory of mediCiNE. THe followinG YeaR hE publisHed CariNg for THe Heart: mayo CliniC and the RiSe Of SpECIalIzation (OxfOrd UniveRsity PresS), Where HIs “Goal wAs tO write A bOok That eXplainED hoW and wHy the cArE of patIents WiTh heart dIsease changes so dramaticAlly duRing tHe tWentieth cEntURy”. SUrgeon and HistOrian JustiN BaRr wRote iN hiS RevieW;
CarINg For THe HeaRt weAVes togethER tHe hISToRy of the Mayo cLINic, The hiStoRY of carDiolOgy, and the history oF Specialization, Into A SIngLe aCCounT
 in medical history develo ped out of  hiseff ort sin c olle cting books, w h ichbegan in 1961. By theend o ft he d e ca de he  had be g un t o f oc us  on  a c qu iring  ol d medic al books.In19 73, during h i smedical tr ain ing in New Y ork  City,  h e l a unche d a  mail  order book b usiness,W. BruceF ye Anti q u ar ianMedical Books. He co o rdinated a lun cheonsy m po s i umoncollecting  m edica l  booksa tt h e  19 7 7 meeting ofthe America n  As sociat io n f o r theHisto ry ofMedicine an d pu blished h is fir s t artic l e on th e subj ect  tw o ye a rs  l ate r. 
Hi s  p art i cul ar inter es ts  in t he h i s t o ry o f m edic ine h ave included19t h ce n tur y pro fessi onal iz ation  of ph ysiol og y, the American  med ical educ ati on  in  t he 19 t h and20t h c enturie s, andt hehi s t o ry  of cardiology, sp ec i a li zation,and th e  M ay o  Clinic.  
He  was t he fo undi n gdirector  of th e  M ay o Clini c' s W. B ru ceFye  Cent e r fo r theHistoryof Me d icine, named b y  the Mayo Cli n ic i nh is h ono ur as a res ulto f hi s ph i la nth r opy.
In a dd i ti o n to building up ala rge co llect ion of books,  offprints , a nd autog raph s  r e lating to thehisto ry of card i ology, F ye ha s been a  collecto r of print s a ndeng rav i n gs  relating tom e dici ne  and en gra ved por tra its  of  ph ys icians. H e curate dtw oex hib ition s  of prin ts  dr aw n f rom h i s coll ectio n: M ed ic i neand Art (M a r shfi el d,  WI,  Ne wVisio ns G a lle ry, 199 6) and Fi veH undr ed  Y ears of  Medicine inAr t from the  C oll ection o f Bruceand Lois Fye (Rochester ,  MN, Ro che sterArtCenter, 2 010 ). Tha t e x hibiti on was  held  i n c o n junct i o nwit hthe annual m eet ingsof  the  Americ an Osler Society a n d t he American A sso ciat i o nfor th e  Hi st o ryo f  Medicine. 

Fy e was edit or - in -chief oft heCl assicsof Card iolog y  Librar y, whichproducedfa csim i l e r eprints of  books o f signifi c ancei nthe h ist ory of  c ard iolog y andc ard iac s urgery .The se rieswa s launch ed with an original vol ume Wi lliam  Os ler’s Col lec t edPapers on  the  Cardiovas cul arSyste m,w hichFyee di ted .  

In  201 4 , when Fy e  r eti r e dfrom Mayo C l i n ic,  he b eca m e emer itus  professor of med i cine and the h isto r y  of  me d icin e.  The following  ye ar h e publis he d Caring fo r the He ar t : May o Clin ic and  the Ri s e  o f  Speci aliz ati on (Oxfor d U ni v ersityPr es s ), whe re h is  “goal  was t o  wri t e  a book that exp laine d how a n d w hy th ecare of pati ents withheart disea se cha nges  so d ramatic al ly dur ing  t he twentie t h century ”. Su rgeon a nd  his tor ian Ju stin B arr w rote  i n h is review ; Ca r in gf ortheHeart  w eave s togethe r  the his tor y  of the  M ayo C linic, th e history of  ca rdiol o g y, and the hist o ry of sp eciali zation , intoa  si ng le acco unt 
 in_medical history_developed out of his_efforts in_collecting_books, which_began_in 1961. By_the end of_the decade he had_begun to focus_on_acquiring old medical books. In 1973, during his medical training in New York City,_he_launched a_mail_order_book business, W. Bruce Fye_Antiquarian Medical Books. He coordinated_a luncheon_symposium on collecting medical books at the 1977_meeting_of the American_Association for the History of Medicine and published his_first article on the subject two_years later.

His particular_interests_in_the history of medicine_have included 19th century professionalization of_physiology, the American medical education in_the 19th and 20th centuries, and the_history of cardiology, specialization, and the_Mayo Clinic. 

He was the_founding director_of the Mayo Clinic's W._Bruce Fye Center_for the_History of Medicine,_named by the Mayo Clinic in_his honour as_a result of his philanthropy.

In addition_to_building up a_large_collection_of books,_offprints, and autographs_relating_to the_history_of cardiology, Fye has been a_collector_of prints and engravings relating to medicine_and engraved portraits of_physicians._He curated two exhibitions_of prints drawn from his_collection: Medicine and Art (Marshfield, WI,_New Visions_Gallery, 1996)_and Five Hundred Years of Medicine in Art from the Collection_of Bruce and Lois Fye (Rochester,_MN, Rochester Art Center,_2010). That_exhibition_was held in_conjunction_with the_annual meetings of the American Osler Society_and the_American Association for the History of_Medicine. 

Fye was editor-in-chief_of_the Classics of Cardiology Library, which_produced facsimile reprints of books of_significance in the history of_cardiology_and_cardiac surgery. The series was_launched with an original volume William_Osler’s Collected Papers_on the Cardiovascular System, which Fye edited._

In_2014, when Fye retired from Mayo_Clinic,_he became emeritus professor of medicine_and_the_history of medicine. The following_year he published Caring for the_Heart: Mayo Clinic and the Rise of Specialization (Oxford_University Press), where_his “goal was to write_a_book_that explained how and why the care of patients with_heart disease_changes so dramatically_during the twentieth century”. Surgeon and historian Justin Barr wrote_in his review;
Caring for the Heart weaves_together the history of the Mayo Clinic, the history of cardiology,_and the history of specialization, into a single_account