Dr. Shumway, the pioneering heart-transplant surgeon, now serves as one of four commissioners who regulate California utilities.

A pioneering surgeon in America operated and removed 99pc of the tumour but then more tumours were discovered on Helen's spine.

Pott was descended from Percivall Pott, a pioneering surgeon of the 18th century.

Putting this insight to work, he became a pioneering surgeon and researcher who specialized in correcting cleft lip and palate.

Many pioneering cardiac surgeons are convinced that newer types of artificial hearts will be part of future medical practice.

Crile came from a line of pioneering surgeons.

But now a pioneering surgeon has removed his right hand and will soon replace it with a bionic one that can be controlled by his brain.

Robert Liston (28 October 1794 - 7 December 1847) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon.

In San Francisco, one pioneering surgeon has gone so far as to remove a fetus from the womb, operate, and then replace it.

James Syme (7 November 1799 - 26 June 1870) was a pioneering Scottish surgeon.