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Alexis Carrel
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Alexis Carrel
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| Born | 28 June 1873 |
| Died | 5 November 1944 |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | University of Lyons |
| Known for | Transplants |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1912) |
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| Fields | Surgery |
| Institutions | Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York City |
Alexis Carrel (28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon. He won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on joining blood vessels and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs.
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Carrel in 1912
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Photograph of a ward of the Rockefeller War Demonstration Hospital.
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See also
- In Spanish: Alexis Carrel
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