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So few heart transplants were done in the early 1990s that becoming a full-time heart transplant surgeon wasn’t an option.
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Few heart transplants were performed in the early 1990s, making a full-time heart transplant surgeon role not an option.
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The author
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News Article
Context Details
{
    "date": "early 1990s"
}
Subject Tags
Medical procedures Transplant surgery
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Created
September 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated
September 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM (2 weeks ago)

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He Changed the World of Organ Transplants. Would He Die Waiting for His Own?
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