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Adrian Kantrowitz

American cardiac surgeon (1918-2008) · United States · Doctors · Died at 90

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Adrian Kantrowitz was an American cardiac surgeon whose team performed the world's second heart transplant attempt at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York on December 6, 1967. The infant lived for only six hours.

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Awards

Golden Plate Award1966

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Adrian Kantrowitz was an American cardiac surgeon whose team performed the world's second heart transplant attempt at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York on December 6, 1967. The infant lived for only six hours. At a press conference afterwards, Kantrowitz emphasized that he considered the operation to have been a failure.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2008 · aged 90

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