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Toronto transplant surgeon Dr. Donald R. Wilson, who headed 25-man surgical team which performed Toronto's first heart transplant, reports on progress(...)
Toronto transplant surgeon Dr. Donald R. Wilson, who headed 25-man surgical team which performed Toronto's first heart transplant, reports on progress(...)

Toronto transplant surgeon Dr. Donald R. Wilson, who headed 25-man surgical team which performed Toronto's first heart transplant, reports on progress(...)

Date10/21/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto transplant surgeon Dr. Donald R. Wilson, who headed 25-man surgical team which performed Toronto's first heart transplant, reports on progress of patient Pietro Ongaro, 42, at a news conference following the 4 1/2-hour operation at Toronto Western Hospital. He said patient was progressing well.
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Dr. Donald Wilson, Headed transplant team
Dr. Donald Wilson, Headed transplant team
10/29/1968
Heart transplant surgeon Dr. Jimmy Yao dances with 20-year-old U of T student Margery Tow at Ontario Heart Foundation's Foesta supper dance held last night
Heart transplant surgeon Dr. Jimmy Yao dances with 20-year-old U of T student Margery Tow at Ontario Heart Foundation's Foesta supper dance held last night
1/30/1973
A famed doctor enjoys a joke. Dr. Christian Barnard, heart transplant surgeon, of Cape Town, South Africa, enjoys a joke with Mrs. D. L. Kippen, wife (...)
A famed doctor enjoys a joke. Dr. Christian Barnard, heart transplant surgeon, of Cape Town, South Africa, enjoys a joke with Mrs. D. L. Kippen, wife (...)
6/9/1969
Happy news: Dr. Carl Cardella, left, transplant co-ordinator for Toronto Western Hospital, and Dr. Tirone David, the surgeon who transplanted a new he(...)
Happy news: Dr. Carl Cardella, left, transplant co-ordinator for Toronto Western Hospital, and Dr. Tirone David, the surgeon who transplanted a new he(...)
7/11/1985
Sole Surgeon: Dr. Tim Winton, Toronto Hospital's only lung transplant surgeon, checks on his 138th recipient, William Fletcher of Charlottetown, P.E.I
Sole Surgeon: Dr. Tim Winton, Toronto Hospital's only lung transplant surgeon, checks on his 138th recipient, William Fletcher of Charlottetown, P.E.I
2/5/1993
Tooth for a transplant must come from a child whose teeth are still in the growing stage, according to oral surgeon Dr. Samuel Leslie, who has being d(...)
Tooth for a transplant must come from a child whose teeth are still in the growing stage, according to oral surgeon Dr. Samuel Leslie, who has being d(...)
11/4/1968
Lung transplant survivors, Dr. Joel Cooper (rear), head of the transplant team at Toronto General and Mount Sinai hospitals, introduces four patients (...)
Lung transplant survivors, Dr. Joel Cooper (rear), head of the transplant team at Toronto General and Mount Sinai hospitals, introduces four patients (...)
12/1/1986
Donated heart arrives, An attendant assists a member of a transplant team out of an ambulance at Toronto Western Hospital yesterday as he carries a he(...)
Donated heart arrives, An attendant assists a member of a transplant team out of an ambulance at Toronto Western Hospital yesterday as he carries a he(...)
1/8/1986
Transplant patient makes hearty recovery, Jeff Robinson, right, who was on the operating table two weeks ago to receive the 50th heart transplant at T(...)
Transplant patient makes hearty recovery, Jeff Robinson, right, who was on the operating table two weeks ago to receive the 50th heart transplant at T(...)
6/3/1988
Feeling fine: Heart transplant patient Bill Hofland strolls with his wife Sherry outside Toronto Western Hospital yesterday: his first walk since his operation three weeks ago
Feeling fine: Heart transplant patient Bill Hofland strolls with his wife Sherry outside Toronto Western Hospital yesterday: his first walk since his operation three weeks ago
8/1/1985
Dr. Barry Shandling. Headed the surgical team
Dr. Barry Shandling. Headed the surgical team
4/12/1971
Plastic surgeon: Dr. Jeffrey Posnick and surgical team operate on Christopher today.
Plastic surgeon: Dr. Jeffrey Posnick and surgical team operate on Christopher today.
11/22/1987