70 years ago today the first successful transplant of an internal organ was done by a Harvard professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. On December 23, 1954, Harvard Medical School professor Joseph Murray and his team performed a kidney transplant on a man who had been given just two years to live. The surgery ushered in the era of organ transplantation, giving hope to thousands of patients each year. #HarvardMed #OrganTransplant #Harvard #ThisDayInHistory