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First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray.
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Kidney transplantation
Medical procedure
Kidney transplant or renal transplant is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). Kidney transplant is typically classified as deceased-donor or living-donor transplantation depending on the source of the donor organ. Living-donor…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
J. Hartwell Harrison
American surgeon (1909–1984)
John Hartwell Harrison was an American urologic surgeon, professor, and author. He performed the first human organ removal for transplant to another. This was a pivotal undertaking as a member of the medical team that accomplished the world’s first successful kidney transplant.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Joseph E. Murray
American plastic surgeon (1919–2012)
Joseph Edward Murray was an American plastic surgeon who is known as the "father of transplantation" for major milestones in the field of transplantation, including performing the first successful human kidney transplant, defining brain death, organizing the first international…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)