Callender, Clive O.
1936-present · Contribution: 1974-present
Transplant surgeon
Organ transplantation surgery and minority organ-donation advocacy; built an early minority-directed dialysis/transplant center and founded a national education program to raise donation rates
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1936, New York City
- Active since
- 1974
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Boosting minority organ donation through MOTTEP
Impact on the world
Callender addressed a deadly gap, the shortage of minority organ donors, with a national education program that saved lives by expanding the donor pool for patients most in need.
Sources
- National MOTTEP
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