John Wallwork (surgeon)
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John Wallwork
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| Born | July 1946 |
John Wallwork CBE FRCS FMedSci (born July 1946), is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon and emeritus professor who performed Europe's first successful combined heart-lung transplant in 1984, and in 1986 performed the world's first heart-lung and liver transplant with Sir Roy Calne.
In 2014, he became Chairman of Royal Papworth Hospital.
He was President of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 1994–1995. Wallwork is a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK.