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Donald Ross Biography and Timeline

Follow Donald Ross through 1 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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Donald Ross, historical timeline

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1968

3 May 1968

First British Heart Transplant

Surgeon · Heart Surgeon · National Heart Hospital · Government / Labour Party Government

Ross leads Britain's first heart transplant at the National Heart Hospital, demonstrating the new possibilities and major clinical risks of cardiac transplantation.

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