John Wallwork (surgeon) explained

Honorific Prefix:	Professor
John Wallwork
Honorific Suffix:	CBE
Birth Date:	July 1946

John Wallwork CBE FRCS FMedSci (born July 1946), is a retired cardiothoracic surgeon and emeritus professor who performed Europe's first successful combined heart-lung transplant in 1984, and in 1986 performed the world's first heart-lung and liver transplant with Sir Roy Calne.^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2014, he became Chairman of Royal Papworth Hospital.^[4]

He was President of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 1994–1995.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} Wallwork is a Distinguished Supporter of Humanists UK.

Notes and References

1. Book: Early heart transplant surgery in the UK; The transcript of a witness seminar held at the Wellcome Institute for the history of medicine (10 June 1997). Wellcome Trust. 1999. 978 184129 007 2. Tansey. E. M.. 3. Reynolds. L. A..
2. Web site: Heart, lung and liver transplant (1987) - NHS Graduates. www.nhsgraduates.co.uk. en. 8 May 2020. 27 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827231756/http://www.nhsgraduates.co.uk/about-the-nhs/history/1980s/heart-lung-and-liver-transplant-1987/. dead.
3. News: Prickett. Helen Burchell and Katy. 17 December 2016. 'We owe them a huge debt of gratitude'. en-GB. BBC News. 8 May 2020.
4. Web site: Our Board Of Directors . Royal Papworth Hospital . 19 May 2019.
5. Web site: Professor John Wallwork – CUHP. 2018-07-15. CUHP. en-gb. CUHP. 2018-07-15.
6. Web site: ISHLT: The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation - Past Presidents. www.ishlt.org. 2018-07-15. 1 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190401203503/https://ishlt.org/about-ishlt/board-of-directors/past-presidents-forum/past-presidents. dead.
7. News: Heart surgeon honoured by Queen. 2011-12-31. BBC News. 2018-07-15. en-GB.
8. Web site: ISHLT: The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation - Scientific Program. www.ishlt.org. 13 January 2019.