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Joseph Murray
United States
55H-Index
732Total Impact
GLNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1990)0
Overview
Joseph Murray was a transplant surgery and plastic surgery specialist with an H-index of 55 at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Performed the first successful human kidney transplant (1954) and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1990). Based in United States.
For Patients
- Pioneered 3 medical techniques including First successful human kidney transplant (1954) and Immunosuppressive protocols for organ transplantation
- Based at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) in United States
Biography
Joseph Murray was an American plastic surgeon and transplant pioneer who performed the first successful human organ transplant -- a kidney transplant between identical twins Richard and Ronald Herrick -- on December 23, 1954, at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. His subsequent work on immunosuppression to enable transplants between non-identical individuals laid the foundation for modern organ transplantation, earning him the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990.
Affiliations & Institutions
Research Impact
3Publications
0Total Citations
Published In
Am J Kidney DisN Engl J MedSurg Forum
Key Publications
Organ transplantation: a historical perspective
Prolonged survival of human-kidney homografts by immunosuppressive drug therapy
Renal homotransplantation in identical twins
Areas of Expertise
Pioneering Techniques
Medical Specialties
Clinical Knowledge & Procedures
Legacy Timeline
The life and contributions of Joseph Murray
1954
Performed the first successful human kidney transplant between identical twins at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
1959
Performed the first successful kidney transplant between non-identical twins using total body irradiation
1962
Performed kidney transplant using immunosuppressive drug azathioprine between unrelated individuals
1990
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (shared with E. Donnall Thomas)
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