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Donald Ross (surgeon)
British thoracic surgeon
Died aged 91LibraSouth Africa
Biography
Donald Nixon Ross, FRCS (4 October 1922 – 7 July 2014) was a South African-born British thoracic surgeon who was a pioneer of cardiac surgery and led the team that carried out the first heart transplantation in the United Kingdom in 1968. He developed the pulmonary autograft, known as the Ross procedure, for treatment of aortic valve disease.
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Awards & honours (1)
- National Order of the Cedar
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- How old was Donald Ross (surgeon)?
- Donald Ross (surgeon) died on July 7, 2014 at the age of 91.
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- Donald Ross (surgeon) was born on October 4, 1922.
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- Donald Ross (surgeon) was born in Kimberley.
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- Donald Ross (surgeon) is a citizen of South Africa.
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- Donald Ross (surgeon) is known as physician, surgeon, cardiac surgeon.
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