First heart-lung-liver transplant patient

First heart-lung-liver transplant patient
Who
Davina Thompson
What
First
Where
United Kingdom (Cambridge,)
When
17 December 1986
The first triple transplant patient was Davina Thompson (b. 28 February 1951 - d. 13 August 1998) of Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire, UK. On 17 December 1986 at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, she underwent surgery for seven hours by a team of 15 headed by chest surgeon Mr John Wallwork and Prof. Sir Roy Calne (both UK) . She died at the age of 47 on 13 August 1998.