Full Description
The first human organ transplant in 1950 at a suburban hospital is the focus of The Graft: How a Pioneering Operation Sparked the Modern Age of Organ Transplants. The book examines the controversies the operation generated and the progress medicine has made in organ transplantation.
Contents
Introduction; Chapter 1: The Moment; Chapter 2: The First Transplant; Chapter 3: The Pioneers; Chapter 4: The Operation; Chapter 5: The Backlash; Chapter 6: The Kidney Crisis; Chapter 7: The Transplant Patients; Chapter 8: The Transplant Surgeons; Chapter 9: The Transplant Center; Afterword.



