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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.
Nov 28, 2012 · Dr. Joseph Murray was a Harvard Medical School professor who performed the first kidney transplant in 1954. He overcame many challenges and failures to save lives and change the field of medicine.
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Joseph E. Murray was an American surgeon who in 1990 was co-winner (with E. Donnall Thomas) of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his work in lifesaving organ- and tissue-transplant techniques.
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990 was awarded jointly to Joseph E. Murray and E. Donnall Thomas "for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease"
Joseph E. Murray. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990. Born: 1 April 1919, Milford, MA, USA. Died: 26 November 2012, Boston, MA, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Nov 28, 2012 · Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who opened a new era of medicine with the first successful human organ transplant, died on Monday in Boston. He was 93.
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American physician Joseph Edward Murray received the 1990 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his work on organ transplantation. He performed the first human kidney transplantation on December 23, 1954, in Boston, Mass.
