As per our current Database, Norman Shumway has been died on Feb 10, 2006 (age 83).
When Norman Shumway die, Norman Shumway was 83 years old.
| Popular As | Norman Shumway |
| Occupation | Doctor |
| Age | 83 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 9, 1923 (Michigan) |
| Birthday | February 9 |
| Town/City | Michigan |
| Nationality | Michigan |
Norman Shumway’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Norman Shumway was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Pioneer of heart transplant surgery who refined a procedure to stop the body from rejecting the transplant.
After being drafted into the army, he studied engineering, though later switched to Medicine at Vanderbilt University.
His first successful heart transplant, performed in Stanford on a South African surgeon, became the world's first successful transplant and opened many possibilities for Future doctors.
One of his children with his former wife, Mary Lou Stuurmans, went on to direct heart and lung transplantations at the University of Minnesota.
The South African Christiaan Barnard made the first heart transplant ever performed in 1953.
