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Norman Edward Shumway is a pioneer in heart surgery at Stanford University. He is the 67th president of the American Society of Thoracic Surgery and the first person to perform an adult heart transplant in the United States.
BornFebruary 9, 1923, Kalamazoo, Michigan
DiedFebruary 10, 2006, Palo Alto, California
NationalityUnited States
FieldsHeart Surgery
InstitutionsStanford University
Alma materJohn Tarleton Agricultural College, Baylor University, Vanderbilt University, University of Minnesota
Known forOrgan transplant Ciclosporin
Notable awardsCameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh (1976), Lister Medal (1994)

About Norman Shumway

Doctor Norman Shumway was born in Michigan, United States on February 9, 1923. He dies at the age of 83, on February 10, 2006.

Pioneer of heart transplant surgery who perfected a process to prevent the transplant from being rejected by the body.

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Norman Shumway before becoming famous

Norman Shumway was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1923 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Pig (豬).

He studied engineering after being inducted into the army, but then switched to medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Achievement of Norman Shumway

His first successful heart transplant, done on a South African surgeon at Stanford, was the world's first successful transplant, opening many doors for future surgeons.

Norman Shumway's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Mary Lou Stuurmans, one of his former wife's children, went on to direct heart and lung transplants at the University of Minnesota.

Norman Shumway Collabed with

In 1953, Doctor Christiaan Barnard, a South African, performed the world's first heart transplant.

Norman Shumway Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Norman Shumway updated on March 16 2023.