Dexter Walker
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Junior Division
First Successful Organ Transplant
Breaking the Barrier of Organ Rejection
"Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status. This spectacular success was a clear demonstration that organ transplantation could be life-saving."
- Dr. Joseph Murray, Transplant Surgeon
"Dr. Joseph E. Murray, center, and his team perform the first successful kidney transplant operation in 1954."
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