Dr. Joseph E. Murray: 3 Patients a Nobel Laureate Treated
Posted on 11/29/2012 by Patrick Kiger | Who's News | Comments
Bulletin Today | LegacyWhen we celebrate medical pioneers, we usually focus on the revolutionary breakthroughs that they achieve. It’s easy to forget that they’re not just innovative researchers but physicians as well, and that their calling isn’t just to win Nobel Prizes but also to help the flesh-and-blood human beings on their operating tables. Dr. Joseph E. Murray, a surgeon who performed the first successful organ transplant in 1954 and shared the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Dr. E. Donnall Thomas for discoveries …

