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Keith Reemtsma

American surgeon (1925-2000) · United States · Doctors · Died at 74

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Keith Reemtsma was an American transplant surgeon, best known for the cross-species kidney transplantation operation from chimpanzee to human in 1964. With only the early immunosuppressants and no long-term dialysis, the female recipient survived nine months, long enough to return to work.

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Keith Reemtsma was an American transplant surgeon, best known for the cross-species kidney transplantation operation from chimpanzee to human in 1964. With only the early immunosuppressants and no long-term dialysis, the female recipient survived nine months, long enough to return to work.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2000 · aged 74

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