Timeline:
April 1, 1919 – November 26, 2012
Place of study:
Harvard Medical School, USA
Famous for:
- Performing the first successful human kidney transplant
- Performing the world’s first successful allograft
- Performing the world’s first cadaveric renal transplant
Awards:
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1990)
American Surgical Association’s Medal for Distinguished Service to Surgery
American Association of Plastic Surgeons’ Honorary Award and Clinician of the Year Award
National Kidney Foundation’s Gift of Life Award
Fun fact:
Murray was a star athlete at the Milford High School where he excelled in football, ice hockey, and baseball.