transplant surgeons

"From the first immunosuppressant drugs to the first infant heart transplant, this exploration of scientific inquiry celebrates the greatest developments in transplants. Get to know the scientists responsible for these breakthroughs, and explore science in action"--Provided by publisher.

A transplant surgeon discusses the pioneers, science, and ethical challenges of organ transplantation as well as the ways that organ transplants have revolutionized medical care, and offers illuminating stories of his own patients.

While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion and finds his life forever changed when he becomes the first person to receive a hand transplant.

While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion and finds his life forever change when he becomes the first person to receive a hand transplant.

A biography of the American surgeon who received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on kidney transplants.

Introduces the surgeon who in 1967 became the first to successfully transplant a donor heart into another human being.