Richard Herrick

Richard J. Herrick (June 15, 1931 – March 14, 1963) was an American who gained worldwide recognition as the first beneficiary of a successful human organ transplant.

For the U.S. Representative from New York, see Richard P. Herrick. For the Anglican priest, see Dick Herrick.

Herrick suffered from kidney disease. Under the direction of Joseph Murray, J. Hartwell Harrison, and John Merrill, Herrick underwent a groundbreaking surgical procedure. This operation, conducted on December 23, 1954, facilitated by the donation of a kidney from his identical twin brother Ronald, represented a significant advancement in medical science. Following the transplant, he experienced an extension of life by eight years until succumbing to a fatal heart attack at the age of 31.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "Richard J. Herrick". Find A Grave. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. "A transplant makes history". The Harvard Gazette. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. "Would You Sell Your Extra Kidney?" by Dylan Walsh, WIRED. January 5, 2023. Accessed March 7, 2023.
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