Norman Shumway Net Worth

Norman Shumway was born on February 9, 1923 in Michigan and was a pioneer of heart transplant surgery. He refined a procedure to stop the body from rejecting the transplant, which was a major breakthrough in the field of medicine. His work has saved countless lives and has been instrumental in the advancement of heart transplant surgery.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 9, 1923
Birth Place Michigan
Age 97 YEARS OLD
Died On Feb 10, 2006 (age 83)
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $2 Million (2024)

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About

Pioneer of heart transplant surgery who refined a procedure to stop the body from rejecting the transplant.

Before Fame

After being drafted into the army, he studied engineering, though later switched to Medicine at Vanderbilt University.

Trivia

His first successful heart transplant, performed in Stanford on a South African surgeon, became the world's first successful transplant and opened many possibilities for Future doctors.

Family Life

One of his children with his former wife, Mary Lou Stuurmans, went on to direct heart and lung transplantations at the University of Minnesota.

Associated With

The South African Christiaan Barnard made the first heart transplant ever performed in 1953.