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Surgeons Train for Early Heart Transplant Era
A Sunday morning surgery transplanted a healthy heart into an ill patient and by year’s end four more transplants followed in three cities. Led by Drs Barnard Kantrowitz and Shumway, teams prepared for this new era, aiming to overcome organ rejection and expand hopeful lives amid growing clinical confidence.
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Alton Blakeslee
New York
Christiaan N. Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town
South Africa
Adrian Kantrowitz
Maimonides Hospital
Norman E. Shumway
Stanford, Calif
Stanford University School of Medicine