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Francis Daniels Moore
Born(1913-04-17)April 17, 1913[2]
DiedNovember 24, 2001(2001-11-24) (aged 88)[1]
Alma materNorth Shore Country Day School[1]
Harvard College[1]
Scientific career
FieldsSurgery[1]
InstitutionsBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School[1]

Francis Daniels Moore (April 17, 1913 in Evanston, Illinois – November 24, 2001 in Westwood, Massachusetts) was an American surgeon who was a pioneer in numerous experimental surgical treatments. Among his many achievements, he refined burn-treatment techniques, helped perform the world's first successful organ transplant (which involved a kidney), and accurately determined the volume of water and other nutrients in the human body using radioactive isotopes of those substances.

He was awarded the 1978 Lister Medal for his contributions to surgical science.[3] The corresponding Lister Oration, given at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was delivered on 23 May 1979, and was titled 'Science and service'.[4]

Further reading

  • Moore, Francis Daniels (1995). A miracle and a privilege: recounting a half century of surgical advance. Joseph Henry Press. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |origmonth=, |chapterurl=, |coauthors=, and |origdate= (help)
  • Gawande, Atul A. (2003-05-05). "Desperate measures". The New Yorker. p. 70. Retrieved 2007-08-05. (partial archive)
  • "The best hope of all". TIME. 1963-05-03. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • "Harder than hearts". TIME. 1968-08-02. Retrieved 2007-08-06.
  • "Liver transplant: battle against the odds". TIME. 1963-10-04. Retrieved 2007-08-06.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Francis Daniels Moore dies at 88: HMS professor considered one of century's great surgeons". Harvard Gazette. 2001-12-06. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Moore, Francis Daniels - American surgeon". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  3. ^ Lister Medal, Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1978 July; 60(4): 355.
  4. ^ 'Science and service', F. D. Moore, Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1980 January; 62(1): 7–14.