Alexis Carrel (French: [alɛksi kaʁɛl]; 28 June 1873 – 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon and biologist who spent most of his scientific career in the United States. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1912 for pioneering vascular suturing techniques.

Alexis Carrel (born June 28, 1873, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France—died November 5, 1944, Paris) was a French surgeon who received the 1912 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for developing a method of suturing blood vessels.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1912 was awarded to Alexis Carrel "in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs"

Alexis Carrel was once very famous. In 1912 he was the youngest Noble Prize winner (in Physiology or Medicine), the first surgeon, and the first whose Nobel Prize-winning research was carried out in the US.

Carrel, who pioneered methods of suture and transplant that changed surgery from a high-risk gamble into a tool with far-reaching potential to save lives, earned the 1912 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.

May 14, 2008 · Almost 100 years ago, Alexis Carrel was a precursor of modern vascular, cardiac and transplantation surgery (1). He was awarded the Nobel Prize in recognition of his work on vascular sutures and the experimental transplantation of blood vessels and organs.

May 18, 2018 · The French-American surgeon and Nobel Prize winner Alexis Carrel (1873-1944) developed surgical techniques that marked the beginning of modern work in transplanting organs. Alexis Carrel was born in Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon, France, on June 28, 1873.

The purpose of this article is to recognize Alexis Carrel’s creation of the field of transplantation 100 years ago. The story of his contribution is told by the events of his life leading up to and including the award of his Nobel Prize.

Alexis Carrel was a French surgeon in the 20th century. He made significant contributions to many advances in the fields of vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and organ transplantation. He demonstrated that blood vessels can be united end-to-end and pioneered the triangulation suturing techniq …

Alexis Carrel was a French biologist and surgeon who received the ‘Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine’ in 1912. This biography profiles his childhood, life, research work, achievements and timeline.