BWH—the Birthplace of Modern Nephrology- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
BWH—the Birthplace of Modern Nephrology- BWH Bulletin - For and about the People of Brigham and Women's Hospital
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July 21, 2000
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BWH—the Birthplace of Modern Nephrology
Over the years, BWH’s world-class Nephrology Division has launched the use of hemodialysis for the treatment of renal failure, pioneering studies involving immunosuppression drug treatments, and most recently, establishing the world-wide strategy for induced remission of chronic renal disease. BWH was destined to be a leader in nephrology after a landmark surgery in1954 made it home to the first successful human organ transplant, a kidney transplant between identical twins (surgery pictured above), led by Joseph Murray, MD. Dr. Murray went on to perform the first kidney transplant in fraternal twins in 1959 and the first unrelated transplant in 1962. In1990, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for his achievements in organ transplantation. Today, Barry M. Brenner, MD, leads the division's comprehensive staff of physicians, surgeons and nurses as they continue to provide the best clinical and surgical care for nephrology patients, while researchers relentlessly work to unfold the yet unknown aspects of kidney disease.