The document discusses the first successful kidney transplant operation performed on December 23, 1954 at Brigham Hospital in Boston. The operation was performed by Dr. Joseph Murray and his team and involved transplanting a kidney from one identical twin to another. The transplant was deemed successful as the kidney began functioning immediately and the recipient remained healthy for the next eight years until dying of an unrelated infection.

1. Published: October 5, 1954
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2. Published: October 5, 1954
Copyright © The New York Times