The Transplant Experiment

Dr. Norman Shumway has performed more heart transplants than any other surgeon. NOVA explores those early days in 1968-69 when everyone with a scalpel seemed to be doing heart transplants, a... Read allDr. Norman Shumway has performed more heart transplants than any other surgeon. NOVA explores those early days in 1968-69 when everyone with a scalpel seemed to be doing heart transplants, and survival of patients was measured in days.Dr. Norman Shumway has performed more heart transplants than any other surgeon. NOVA explores those early days in 1968-69 when everyone with a scalpel seemed to be doing heart transplants, and survival of patients was measured in days.