Person Calne; Sir; Roy Yorke (1930 - 2024); transplant surgeon Calne Roy Yorke Sir transplant surgeon 1930 - 2024 British Male Richmond, Surrey, England 30/12/1930 19301230 Cambridge, England 06/01/2024 20240106

22 Barrow Road, Cambridge, England (1974)

clinical surgeon and transplantation biologist Anatomy Transplant surgery Surgery Education: Dulwich Preparatory London; Lancig College, West Sussex; M.B; BS (Lond) with Honours (1953); FRCS Eng (1958); MS (Lond) (1961); MA (Cantab) (1965); Guy's Hospital Medical School Career: Completed his medical education (1952); served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, stationed with the Gurkhas (1953-1955); returned to England; Professor of Surgery, University of Cambridge and consultant at Addenbroke hospital(1965-1998); performed the first successful liver transplant in Europe (1968); carried out the world's first lver, heart, and lung transplant with Professor John Wallwork, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge (1986); became professor of surgery in Singapore, following his retirement; died of heart failure. Honours: Kt 1986 Memberships: MRCS; RCP Medals/Awards: Lister Medal 1984 Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh 1990 Ellison-Cliffe Medal 1990 Ernst Jung Prize 1992 Prize Mahidol Award 2002 Lesker Prize 2012 Pride of Britain Lifetime Achievement Award 2014 Parents: Joseph, a car engineer with Rover, and Eileen (née Gubbay). Siblings: Donald Calne, neurologist. Spouse: (1956) Patricia Whelan, nurse. Children: Four daughters and two sons. Pioneer in organ transplantation. Undertook the UK's first successful liver transplant operation. Devised the regimen of immuosuppresion now in use throughout the world for kidney transplantation. Responsible for uncovering a new principle of transplantation in his work on the transplantation of the liver in pigs. Enjoyed artistic expression and exhibited his paintings entitled 'Gift of Life' at the Barbican in 1991. Fellow 21/03/1974 43 'Fellows Directory: Sir Roy Calne FRS' , on Royal Society website [URL: https://royalsociety.org/people/roy-calne-11181/; last accessed: 20/11/2024] 'Pioneering transplant surgeon Sir Roy Calne dies aged 93', on University of Cambridge News website [URL: https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/pioneering-transplant-surgeon-sir-roy-calne-dies-aged-93; last accessed: 20/11/2024] 'Sir Roy Calne obituary', on The Guardian website [URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20240109172018/https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/08/sir-roy-calne-obituary; last accessed: 20/11/2024] 'Professor Sir Roy Calne (1930-2024) The Passing of a Legend', on the British Transplantation Society website [URL; https://bts.org.uk/the-passing-of-a-legend-professor-sir-roy-calne-1930-2024/;las accessed: 20/11/2024) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Calne%2C+Roy+Yorke RCN 11117 RCN 11116 RCN 10586 RCN 12277 RCN 16938 RCN 17414 RCN 17415 RCN 10133 RCN 10079 RCN 13800 RCN 16939 RCN 10720 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1458 30 Dec 1930 - The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 20/11/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA3980 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 27/08/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/15836344 c4290e15-3d3f-4af0-ae8e-2845e8251550