Transplant surgeon

Short description: Surgeon specializing in organ transplantation

A transplant surgeon is a surgeon who performs organ transplants. Among the many organs that can be transplanted are: kidneys, livers, hearts, lungs, the pancreas, the intestine (especially the small intestine), and recently, faces, tracheal (windpipe) tissue, and penises.

## Contents

* 1 Medical training
* 2 Notable surgeons
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## Medical training

Training in the U.S. involves the four years of the undergraduate education, four years of medical school, five years of general surgery residency, followed by a two-year fellowship in transplant surgery.[1]

## Notable surgeons

* Thomas Starzl – first human liver transplants. Often quoted as the “father of modern transplantation”
* Theodor Kocher – first modern transplant
* James D. Hardy – first successful lung transplant
* Bruce Reitz – first successful heart-lung transplant
* Patrick Soon Shiong – first encapsulated human islet transplant
* David Hickey – trained under Starzl,[2] this sportsman was described by the Irish Independent in 2021 as "one of the world's most eminent transplant surgeons"[3]

## See also

* Transplant surgery

## References

1. ↑ "General Surgery | Residency Roadmap". https://residency.wustl.edu/choosing-a-specialty/specialty-descriptions/general-surgery/.
2. ↑ "Lifetime award for pioneering surgeon". Fingal Independent. 29 November 2021. https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/fingal/lifetime-award-for-pioneering-surgeon/27813952.html.
3. ↑ "The Dublin GAA legend who became 'the unofficial Lord Mayor of La Rochelle': Dublin GAA legend David Hickey is still much-loved in France for his two seasons playing rugby with La Rochelle". Irish Independent. 1 May 2021. https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/the-dublin-gaa-legend-who-became-the-unofficial-lord-mayor-of-la-rochelle-40376090.html.

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