John P. Merrill

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1917 – 1984

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Who was John P. Merrill?

John Putnam Merrill was an American physician and medical researcher. He led the team which performed the world's first successful kidney transplant. He generally credited as the "father of nephrology" or "the founder of nephrology," which is the scientific study of the kidney and its diseases.

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Born
Mar 10, 1917
Hartford
Also known as
  • John Merrill
Education
  • Dartmouth College
  • Harvard Medical School
Died
Apr 14, 1984
Hope Town

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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