Heart transplant pioneer Norman Shumway, 83
Posted: Friday, February 10th, 2006 6:40 pmSAN FRANCISCO — Dr. Norman Shumway, the first surgeon to perform a successful heart transplant operation in the United States, died Friday of lung cancer, a Stanford University spokeswoman said. He was 83.
Shumway died at his home in Palo Alto, spokeswoman Ruthann Richter said. …
Shumway completed the first successful U.S. adult heart transplant in 1968, but he may be best known for continuing with transplant research as many others quit. … Read full obituary
