Shumway, Norman
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 9 February 1923 at 16:00 (= 4:00 PM ) | ||
| Place | Kalamazoo MI, USA, 42n17, 85w35 | ||
| Timezone | CST h6w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   20°09'   09°44 Asc. 08°20'
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Biography
American heart surgeon and a pioneer in heart transplant surgery. His original goal was to be an engineer until he served in the U.S. Army in WW II and the USAF Medical corp. 1951-1953. He earned his Ph.D. in 1956 and was head of the cardiovascular surgery division of Stanford's Medical School 1964-1974. In December 1959 he transferred the heart from one dog to another, and continued to perfect the technique from 1960-1967, transferring over 200 hearts in dogs. The first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christian Barnard on 12/03/1967.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Barnard, Christiaan (born 8 November 1922)
Events
- Social : Joined group 1951 (Four years with the USAF Medical Corp)
- Social : End a program of study 1956 (Received his Ph.D)
- Work : New Job 1964 (Head of cardiovascular surgery, Stanford Med. School)
- Work : Begin Major Project December 1959 (Performed his first heart transplant in a dog)
Source Notes
Contemporary American Horoscopes
Categories
- Vocation : Medical : Physician (Heart surgeon)
- Vocation : Military : Military career (Medical Corp)
- Vocation : Military : Combat (WW II)
- Vocation : Medical : Surgeon (Head of cardiovascular surgery)
- Traits : Mind : Education extensive (Ph. D.)
- Vocation : Medical : Veterinarian (Heart transplants in over 200 dogs)
