Joseph Murray
Joseph Edward Murray (April 1, 1919 – November 26, 2012) was an American plastic surgeon who performed the first successful human kidney transplant on identical twins Richard and Ronald Herrick on December 23, 1954.
Joseph 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. |
| Nationality | American |
| 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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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."
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