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Transplant surgeon

Surgeon specializing in organ transplantation

Summary

Surgeon specializing in organ transplantation

A transplant surgeon is a surgeon who performs organ transplants. Among the many organs that can be transplanted are: kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, the pancreas, the intestine (especially the small intestine), and recently, faces, tracheal (windpipe) tissue, and penises.

Medical training

Training in the U.S. involves the four years of the undergraduate education, four years of medical school, five years of general surgery residency, followed by a two-year fellowship in transplant surgery.

Notable surgeons

  • Thomas Starzl – first human liver transplants. Often quoted as the “father of modern transplantation”
  • Theodor Kocher – first modern transplant
  • James D. Hardy – first successful lung transplant
  • Bruce Reitz – first successful heart-lung transplant
  • Patrick Soon Shiong – first encapsulated human islet transplant
  • David Hickey – trained under Starzl, this sportsman was described by the Irish Independent in 2021 as "one of the world's most eminent transplant surgeons"

References

References

  1. "General Surgery {{!}} Residency Roadmap".
  2. (29 November 2021). "Lifetime award for pioneering surgeon". Fingal Independent.
  3. (1 May 2021). "The Dublin GAA legend who became 'the unofficial Lord Mayor of La Rochelle': Dublin GAA legend David Hickey is still much-loved in France for his two seasons playing rugby with La Rochelle". [[Irish Independent]].
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