Heart surgeon death

Heart surgeon death

TOKYO, Japan - Juro Wada, then professor at Sapporo Medical University, speaks during a news conference at the university after conducting Japan's first heart transplant surgery in August 1968. Wada later faced an accusation of manslaughter over the surgery, which was eventually dropped due to insufficient evidence. Wada died of pneumonia at age 88 on Feb. 14, 2011. (Kyodo)

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