Roy Yorke Calne - Biography

Sir Roy Yorke Calne, FRS, is a British surgeon and pioneer in organ transplantation; he performed the first liver transplantation operation in Europe in 1968. His surgical procedures also laid claim to many other pioneering successes in his career: the world's first liver, heart, and lung transplant in 1987; the first intestinal transplant in the U.K. in 1992, and the first successful combined stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, and kidney cluster transplant in 1994.

Calne is a fellow of the Royal Society and was Professor of Surgery at Cambridge University between 1965 and 1968 where he initiated the kidney transplant program. He was Harkness Fellow at Harvard Medical School from 1960-61. Much of his subsequent work focused on the improvement of immunosuppression techniques aimed at prolonging the life of liver transplant recipients. He is currently the Yoah Ghim Professor of Surgery at the National University of Singapore.

He was elected to the Royal Society in 1974. He was awarded the 1984 Lister Medal for his contributions to surgical science. The corresponding Lister Oration, given at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was delivered on 21 May 1985, and was titled 'Organ transplantation: from laboratory to clinic'. He was knighted as Knight Bachelor, in 1986. In 1990 he received the Ellison-Cliffe Medal from the Royal Society of Medicine. His portrait, commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery, was painted by John Bellany in 1991.

Calne is a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association and he is an Honorary Vice-President of the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club.

Art Gallery

Calne is an artist, and is a member of the art group Group 90 in Singapore.

He is represented by Shalini Ganendra Fine Art, which introduced his works to South East Asia.

Bibliography

• Ellis, Harold, 1926-, Calne, Roy Y. (Roy Yorke), Sir, 1930- and Christopher Watson (2006) Lecture notes on general surgery (Eleventh edition). Oxford : Blackwell Scientific. ISBN 9781405139113.
• Calne, Roy Y. (Roy Yorke), Sir, 1930- (1970) A Gift of Life: Observations on Organ Transplantation. New York : Basic Books. ISBN 0465026753, 9780465026753
• Calne, Roy Y. (Roy Yorke), Sir, 1930- (1996) Art, Surgery and Transplantation. London : Williams & Wilkins Europe. ISBN 0683230948, 9780683230949

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