Francis Daniels Moore Explained

Francis Daniels Moore
Birth Date:	17 April 1913^[1]
Birth Place:	Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:	Westwood, Massachusetts
Field:	Surgery
Work Institution:	Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Alma Mater:	Harvard University,

Francis Daniels Moore (April 17, 1913, in Evanston, Illinois – November 24, 2001, in Westwood, Massachusetts) was an American surgeon who was a pioneer in numerous experimental surgical treatments. Among his many achievements, he refined burn-treatment techniques, helped perform the world's first successful organ transplant (which involved a kidney), and accurately determined the volume of water and other nutrients in the human body using radioactive isotopes of those substances.

In 1952, Moore became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.^[2] He was awarded the 1978 Lister Medal for his contributions to surgical science.^[3] The corresponding Lister Oration, given at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was delivered on May 23, 1979, and was titled "Science and service".^[4] He later became a member of both the National Academy of Sciences^[5] and the American Philosophical Society.^[6]

Moore graduated from Harvard in 1935, where he was president of The Harvard Lampoon magazine and the Hasty Pudding Club. In 1939, he received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School.^[7]

Further reading

• Book: Moore , Francis Daniels . A Miracle and a Privilege: Recounting a Half Century of Surgical Advance. 1995. Joseph Henry Press.
• Atul A.. Gawande. Desperate measures. The New Yorker. 70. May 5, 2003. August 5, 2007. (partial archive)
  • Reprinted: Book: Steven Pinker . Pinker . Steven . Tim Folger . Folger . Tim . The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2004. http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/catalog/titledetail.cfm?titleNumber=688313. October 14, 2004. Houghton Mifflin Company. 978-0-618-24698-4. 1530-1508. 77–100. Desperate measures. The Best American Science and Nature Writing.
• The best hope of all. https://web.archive.org/web/20080122001452/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,828174,00.html. dead. January 22, 2008. Time. May 3, 1963. August 6, 2007.
• Harder than hearts. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930075603/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838507,00.html. dead. September 30, 2007. Time. August 2, 1968. August 6, 2007.
• Liver transplant: battle against the odds. https://web.archive.org/web/20081222080342/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,875265,00.html. dead. December 22, 2008. Time. October 4, 1963. August 6, 2007.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Moore, Francis Daniels - American surgeon . . April 22, 2009 .
2. Web site: Francis Daniels Moore. December 3, 2021. American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2492114/pdf/annrcse01489-0074.pdf "Lister Medal"
4. Moore, F. D. (January 1980). "Science and service". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 62 (1): 7–14.
5. Web site: Francis D. Moore. December 3, 2021. National Academy of Sciences.
6. Web site: APS Member History. December 3, 2021. American Philosophical Society.
7. News: Goode. Erica. Dr. Francis Moore, 88, Dies; Innovative Leader in Surgery. February 26, 2018. . November 29, 2001.