A semi-centennial report on the participants depicted in Joel Babb's portrait, 'the first successful kidney transplantation'
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of AnesthesiologyDocument Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2007-07-01Keywords
History, 20th CenturyHumans
Kidney Transplantation
*Paintings
United States
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
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Joseph Murray performed the first successful human kidney transplant on December 23, 1954. Forty-three years later, he along with participants Francis Moore and Leroy Vandam, commissioned a painting of the event from artist Joel Babb. To document this unique record of medical history, we identify all those present at the operation and depicted in the portrait, describe how the artist created the work, explain irregularities and inaccuracies in the painting, provide a 50-year follow-up on everyone involved, and comment on any influence this landmark event may have had on their subsequent careers.Source
Desai, S. P., Desai, M. S., Wood, D. N., Maddi, R., Leeson, S. and Tilney, N. L. (2007), A Semi-Centennial Report on the Participants Depicted in Joel Babb's Portrait, ‘The First Successful Kidney Transplantation'. American Journal of Transplantation, 7: 1683–1688. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01861.x. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01861.xPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/25741PubMed ID
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10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01861.x