Leonard Lee Bailey
Leonard Lee Bailey | |
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Born | Leonard Lee Bailey 28 August 1942 Takoma Park, Maryland, United States |
Died | 12 May 2019 Redlands, California, United States | (aged 76)
Education | Columbia Union College Loma Linda University |
Known for | transplanting the heart of a baboon into a dying infant in 1984 |
Medical career | |
Profession | Surgeon |
Institutions | Loma Linda University Medical Center |
Sub-specialties | Cardiothoracic surgery Heart transplantation |
Leonard Lee Bailey (1942–2019) was an American surgeon who garnered international media attention in 1984 for transplanting a baboon's heart into a human infant.[1]
Bailey was born on August 28, 1942, in
On October 26, 1984, Bailey and his team at Loma Linda University Medical Center transplanted a baboon's heart into Baby Fae, as she became known to the media. Baby Fae died 21 days later, at age 32 days. Her case is still discussed to this day.[3] Though supported by many, the procedure caused a lot of controversy because it was considered unethical. When asked why he had picked a baboon over a primate more closely related to humans in evolution, Bailey replied, "I don't believe in evolution."[4]
In 1988, Bailey received the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award presented by Awards Council member Michael DeBakey at a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee.[5]
Bailey became recognized for transplantation and all types of pediatric and infant-open heart surgeries.[6] Bailey died on May 12, 2019, of neck and throat cancer.[7]
References
- ^ "Iconic "Baby Fae" Surgeon Leonard Bailey Dies at Age 76". SPECTRUM. May 13, 2019.
- ^ Grady, Denise (May 22, 2019). "Dr. Leonard Bailey, Who Gave a Baby a Baboon's Heart, Dies at 76". The New York Times.
- ^ "Iconic 'Baby Fae' surgeon Bailey dies at age 76". Loma Linda University Health. May 12, 2019.
- ^ Pence, Gregory E. (2008). Classic Cases in Medical Ethics (PDF) (5th ed.). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 18, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ Langer, Emily (May 16, 2019). "Leonard Bailey, transplant surgeon who gave 'Baby Fae' a baboon heart, dies at 76". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Surgeon Who Transplanted a Baboon's Heart Into a Human Infant Dead at 76". Adventist Review. May 13, 2019.