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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jill Lawless

Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe's first liver transplant, has died aged 93

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Roy Calne, a pioneer of organ transplantation who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died aged 93.

Calne’s family said he died late Saturday in Cambridge, England, where he was professor emeritus of surgery at Cambridge University.

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