World leader in transplants dies
Oct 29 2003 By The Journal
Transplantional milestones
1902 Alexis Carrel demonstrates method of joining blood vessels to make organ transplant feasible.
1905 First reported cornea transplant takes place Olmutz, Moravia (now Czech Republic).
1918 Blood transfusion becomes established.
1948 Foundation of the National Health Service.
1954 First kidney transplant operation performed in Boston, USA.
1960 First UK living donor kidney transplant, performed at Edinburgh.
1963 First liver transplant in Denver, USA.
1965 First kidney transplant in UK using organ from a dead person.
1967 First kidney transplant in the North-East, carried out by consultant renal surgeon Ross Taylor at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.
1967 First heart transplant operation performed by Dr Christiaan Barnard in South Africa.
1968 First heart transplant in UK.
1968 First UK liver transplant, Addenbrooke's, Cambridge.
1971 Kidney donor card introduced in the UK.
1979 UK heart transplant programme begins.
1980s First transplant co-ordinators appointed.
1981 UK kidney donor card changed to multi-organ card including kidneys, corneas, heart, liver, and pancreas.
1983 UK liver transplant programme begins.
1983 Launch of the UK Cornea Transplant Service (CTS).
1983 First combined heart and lung transplant in the UK.
1985 Lungs added to the UK donor card.
1986 First lung-only transplant in the UK.
1987 First "domino" UK heart transplant, where the patient receiving a heart and lungs transplant donated their healthy heart to another.
1993 First living donor liver transplant in UK.
1994 NHS Organ Donor Register established.
1995 First living donor lung lobe transplant in UK.
2002 First lung transplant from a non-heartbeating donor.
Compiled by UK Transplant.
