When was the First Successful Lung Transplant?
“Evarts A. Graham completed the first successful pneumonectomy for lung cancer on April 5, 1933, at Barnes Hospital at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. This case made history for several reasons. Not only was it a first, and a success, but it was also unplanned! The patient, Dr. James Gilmore (age 48), lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he practiced obstetrics-gynecology. Gilmore, believing he had a lung abscess, sought out Graham. Upon consultation with Graham, Gilmore learned he actually had a pea-sized carcinoma on the upper lobe of his left lung. Graham recommended a lobectomy, but Gilmore did not immediately agree. Instead, he took some time to consider his options. Gilmore eventually decided to go ahead with the lobectomy, and traveled to St. Louis for the surgery that, unknown to him, would make history.” MORE
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