Maimonides marks heart transplant milestone
Brooklyn hospital was 1st in U.S. to perform procedure in 1967
The daughter of the surgeon who performed the first heart transplant in the U.S. 50 years ago paid a visit to the Brooklyn hospital where the historic operation took place to help today’s doctors celebrate the milestone.
Dr. Niki Kantrowitz, a cardiologist, came to Maimonides Medical Center at 4802 10th Ave. last week to take part in a 50th anniversary celebration of her late father, Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, and the first U.S. heart transplant.
Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz transplanted a heart into a newborn baby on Dec. 6, 1967.