Surgeon Dr. James D. Hardy's team performed the first human-to-human lung transplant on 11 June 1963. Location: Jackson, Mississippi. Key figure: First of its kind. Part of the One State One Record (USA) campaign. Reference record compiled from public sources; not certified by The Book of World Records. Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-D-Hardy
Record no. MRB-2026-007194
World's First Human Lung Transplant
Reference Record – Not Certified
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