Norman E. Shumway, M.D., (February 9th 1923 in Kalamazoo, Michigan - February 10th 2006 in Palo Alto, California) was a pioneer of heart surgery at Stanford University. He was famous for being the first doctor to successfully carry out an open heart transplant operation in the USA in 1968, after Christiaan Barnard's 1967 operation in South Africa. The early years of the procedure were chequered with few patients surviving for long after it finished. Shumway was the only American surgeon to continue performing the operation after others abandoned it after poor results. In the 1970s he and his team refined the operation tackling the twin problems of rejection and the necessity for potentially dangerous drugs to suppress the immune system. In particular he pioneered the use of cyclosporine instead of traditional drugs which made the operation much safer. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Nickname: The Mall City Location of Kalamazoo within Michigan Founded 1831 Incorporated 1883 County Kalamazoo County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Hannah McKinney Area  - Total  - Water 65. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a privately-funded American university in Stanford, California. ... An organ transplant is the transplantation of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patients own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipients damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. ... Drawing of Barnard on a cover of TIME Christiaan Barnard (November 8, 1922 – September 2, 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon. ... Rejection may mean: In psychology, rejection is an emotion felt by most humans (and possibly other higher animals) when another person denies a personal request, particularly if it is an emotional advance. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Cyclosporine, Ciclosporin (INN), or cyclosporin (former BAN), is an immunosuppressant drug. ...

He attended the University of Michigan for one year as an undergraduate until he was drafted by the army in 1943, which sent him to John Tarleton Agriculture Junior College in Stephenville, Texas for engineering training. He then underwent Army Specialized Training, which included nine months of pre-medical training at Baylor University, followed by enrollment at Vanderbilt University for medical school. He received his M.D. from Vanderbilt in 1949. He did his residency at the University of Minnestoa, and received a surgical PhD in 1956. This article is about the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ... Conscription is a general term for forced labor demanded by some established authority, e. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces that has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Stephenville is a city located in Erath County, Texas. ... Baylor University is a private, Baptist-affiliated university located in Waco, Texas. ... Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (colloquially known as Vandy) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational research university in Nashville, Tennessee. ... The Medicinæ Doctor or Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or D.M.) is a doctorate level degree held by medical doctors. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Residency is a stage of postgraduate medical training in North America which leads to eligibility for board certification in a primary care or referral specialty. ... PhD usually refers to the academic title Doctor of Philosophy PhD can also refer to the manga Phantasy Degree This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In his later years Shumway was the first recipient of the lifetime achievement award given by the International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation and set up a foundation to provide support and resources in education. Shumway's marriage to the former Mary Lou Stuurmans ended in divorce. The couple had four children, one of whom directs heart and lung transplantation at the University of Minnesota. He died of lung cancer at the age of 83 in 2006. UMN redirects here. ... Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. ...

External references

• PBS article on Shumway's role as a pioneer -- PBS
• ABC News story on Shumway's death -- ABC News
• "Heart transplant pioneer, Dr Norman Shumway, dies at 83 of lung cancer" -- The Mercury News, February 10, 2006 retrieved February 11 2006
• Profile from Clinical Cardiology
• Altman, Lawrence K., "Norman E. Shumway, 83, Who Made the Heart Transplant a Standard Operation, Dies", The New York Times, February 11, 2006.
• "Norman Shumway, Heart Transplantation Pioneer, Dies At 83" -- Stanford University School of Medicine