Vladimir Demikhov

Vladimir Demikhov
Born31 July [O.S. 18 July] 1916
Kulikovsky, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire
DiedNovember 22, 1998(1998-11-22) (aged 82)
Moscow, Russian Federation
EducationDoctor of Science (1963)
Alma materMoscow State University (1940)
Known forThe founder of the transplantation of vital organs
Scientific career
FieldsTransplantation
InstitutionsMoscow State University
Thesis The transplantation of vital organs in the experiment

Vladimir Petrovich Demikhov (Russian: Владимир Петрович Демихов; 31 July 1916 – 22 November 1998)[1] was a Soviet Russian scientist and organ transplantation pioneer, who performed several transplants in the 1940s and 1950s, including the transplantation of a heart into an animal and a heart–lung replacement in an animal. He is also well known for his dog head transplants,[2] which he conducted during the 1950s, resulting in two-headed dogs. This ultimately led to the head transplants in monkeys by Robert White, who was inspired by Demikhov's work.[3]

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  3. ^ Lamba, Nayan; Holsgrove, Daniel; Broekman, Marike L. (2016). "The history of head transplantation: a review". Acta Neurochirurgica. 158 (12): 2239–2247. doi:10.1007/s00701-016-2984-0. ISSN 0001-6268. PMC 5116034. PMID 27738901.