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Today (May 14, 1918) is the birthday of James Daniel Hardy's, the pioneer of American organ transplantation.

Today (May 14, 1918) is the birthday of James Daniel Hardy, the pioneer of American organ transplantation.

James D. Hardy was born on May 14, 1918, to Fred and Julia in Nevala, Alabama, the southernmost state of the United States. His father, Fred, was the lime mill president. When Hardy was a schoolboy, the country was hit by a recession, and he formed a dance troupe with his two twin brothers, Julian, Taylor, and friends. Also, he has been on the football team in high school. Such experiences have been the inspiration for success in life. Hardy graduated from the University of Alabama in 1938 with a degree in Chemistry, Biology, and German. He joined the University of Pennsylvania in 1942 and earned his M.D. in Medicine. Graduated.

During World War II in 1944, he was called up to serve in the United States Army and after serving for 2 years, he decided to become a surgeon and serve mankind. In 1950, Daniel Hardy wrote his first book, Surgery, and the Endocrine System. He returned to the University of Pennsylvania, where he studied the fluids of the human body, graduating in 1951 with a Masters's Degree in Physical Chemistry. He has been named assistant professor of surgery at the University of Tennessee and director of surgical research. Head of the Department of Surgery in 2 years. He served as president of the Department of Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, which opened in 1955, and served until 1987.

His work on organ transplantation was active in the Mississippi University Medical Center. Subsequently, many animals successfully grouped these surgeries. The group, which first underwent human lung transplantation in 1963, performed a heart transplant from animal to human. Hardy, who successfully underwent dual lung transplantation in 1964, performed heart transplantation from animal to human. Although the treatment was successful, the person involved was only alive for 90 minutes. His initiative, despite stirring controversy, has led to the development of the human heart transplant department.

James de Hardy has authored numerous books on surgery and has been a member of various surgical organizations, publishing and publishing articles on surgery. He is a visiting professor at about 3 dozen medical colleges in the United States and many universities and colleges abroad. James Hardy, a leading 20th-century medical innovator, and pioneer of organ transplantation left the United States on February 19, 2003, in his 85th year.

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