Joseph E. Murray | |
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| Born | Joseph Edward Murray April 1, 1919 Milford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | November 26, 2012 (aged 93) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | College of the Holy Cross (BA) Harvard University (MD) |
| Known for | First successful organ transplant |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1990) Golden Plate Award (1991) Laetare Medal (2005) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, transplantation |
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Joseph Edward Murray (April 1, 1919 – November 26, 2012) 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,[1][2] defining brain death, the organization of the first international conference on human kidney transplants and founding of the National Kidney Registry, the forerunner of the current United Network Of Organ Sharing (UNOS). By 2013, more than one million patients are estimated to have benefitted from organ transplantation around the world.[3]
Murray shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 with E. Donnall Thomas for "their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease."[4][5][6]
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- ^ Tullius, S. G. (2013). "Dr. Joseph E. Murray (1919–2012): A Life of Curiosity, Humanism, and Persistence". American Journal of Transplantation. 13 (1): 5–6. doi:10.1111/ajt.12076. PMID 23279678. S2CID 31387398.
- ^ Tullius, S. G. (2013-01-01). "Dr. Joseph E. Murray (1919–2012): A Life of Curiosity, Humanism, and Persistence". American Journal of Transplantation. 13 (1): 5–6. doi:10.1111/ajt.12076. ISSN 1600-6135. PMID 23279678.
- ^ Guild, W. R.; Harrison, J. H.; Merrill, J. P.; Murray, J. (1955). "Successful homotransplantation of the kidney in an identical twin". Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 67: 167–173. PMC 2248870. PMID 13360847.
- ^ Watts, G. (2011). "Joseph Murray: Innovative surgeon and pioneer of transplantation". The Lancet. 377 (9770): 987. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60375-9. PMID 21420544. S2CID 205962116.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990". Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute. Retrieved November 27, 2012.