Francis d moore biography
Francis d moore biography
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HMS Surgeon Who Oversaw First Human Organ Transplant Dead at 88
The Harvard Medical School (HMS) flag flew at half-staff yesterday in recognition of the death of Francis Daniels Moore ’35, Moseley professor of surgery, emeritus.
Moore, a pioneer in the field of surgery who oversaw the first successful human organ transplant, died last Saturday of heart failure at the age of 88.
Moore became surgeon-in-chief at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, now Brigham & Women’s Hospital, as well as HMS’s Moseley professor of surgery, in 1948.
He held both positions for 28 years and retained his professorship until his retirement in 1981.
Nicholas L.
Tilney ’58, who is currently the Moore professor of surgery at HMS, first met Moore in 1964 and describes him as truly inspirational.
“Dr. Moore was always there encouraging [and] exhorting, and he was a real mentor to all of us,” Tilney said.
Tilney said Moore was a force in his field, “incredibly capable and bright, tremendously enthusiastic,