Bartley P. Griffith
Professor Bartley P. Griffith | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University (MD) (1974) |
| Known for | First heart transplant from a pig to a human patient |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Field | Professor of Cardiac Surgery |
| Institutions | University of Maryland Medical Center University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine |
| Sub-specialties | Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplantation Lung transplantation Cardiac surgery |
Bartley P. Griffith performs the transplant, January 7, 2022.
Bartley P. Griffith (born 1949) in Pittsburgh, is an American heart surgeon.[1][2] Internationally renowned for his works, he performed the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart to a human on January 7, 2022. The recipient was 57-year-old David Bennett Sr. The procedure occurred at the University of Maryland Medical Center.[3] Due to complications, David Bennett Sr died on March 8, 2022.
The very first transplant of a pig's heart (not genetically modified) into a human was performed in 1997 by the Indian surgeon Dhaniram Baruah.[4] The patient, 32-year-old Purna Saikia, died after a week.
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References[]
- ^ "Griffith, Bartley | University of Maryland School of Medicine". www.medschool.umaryland.edu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Rabin, Roni Caryn (10 January 2022). "In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant". BBC News. 11 January 2022.
- ^ The Hundu. First transplant of a pig's heart.
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