Francis Daniels Moore

Francis Daniels Moore (April 17, 1913, in Evanston, Illinois – November 24, 2001, in Westwood, Massachusetts) was an American surgeon who was a pioneer in numerous experimental surgical treatments. Among his many achievements, he refined burn-treatment techniques, helped perform the world's first successful organ transplant (which involved a kidney), and accurately determined the volume of water and other nutrients in the human body using radioactive isotopes of those substances.

In 1952, Moore became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was awarded the 1978 Lister Medal for his contributions to surgical science. The corresponding Lister Oration, given at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was delivered on May 23, 1979, and was titled "Science and service". He later became a member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the American Philosophical Society.

Moore graduated from Harvard in 1935, where he was president of The Harvard Lampoon magazine and the Hasty Pudding Club. In 1939, he received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.

Further reading

• Moore, Francis Daniels (1995). A Miracle and a Privilege: Recounting a Half Century of Surgical Advance. Joseph Henry Press.
• Gawande, Atul A. (May 5, 2003). "Desperate measures". The New Yorker. p. 70. Retrieved August 5, 2007. (partial archive)
  • Reprinted: Pinker, Steven; Folger, Tim, eds. (October 14, 2004). "Desperate measures". The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004. Houghton Mifflin Company. pp. 77–100. ISBN 978-0-618-24698-4. ISSN 1530-1508.
• "The best hope of all". Time. May 3, 1963. Archived from the original on January 22, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
• "Harder than hearts". Time. August 2, 1968. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
• "Liver transplant: battle against the odds". Time. October 4, 1963. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved August 6, 2007.