Shumway Class

Norman Shumway was a surgeon, which is a doctor that specialises in a specific field and performs surgeries on patients. From a young age, he liked science, reading and studying. He was studying to become a lawyer; he was drafted into the Army during World War 2. In the Army, he was trained in first aid. At the end of the war he continued studying medicine and he finally became a doctor in 1949. In 1968, he became the first doctor to successfully perform a heart and lung transplant with his team. This was the first transplant of this kind in America. 

Norman’s work and his research helped to make organ transplants safer and more successful, saving the lives of thousands of people. Today, organ transplants are happening all over the world and people get to live longer, healthier lives because of his efforts.