Donald Walter Gordon Murray

Donald Walter Gordon Murray
Donald Walter Gordon Murray
Born	May 29, 1894
Died	January 7, 1976 (aged 81)
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Awards	Gairdner Foundation International Award (1964); Order of Canada
	Scientific career
Fields	Cardiac surgery

Donald Walter Gordon Murray, CC (May 29, 1894 – January 7, 1976), also known as "Gordon Murray", was a Canadian cardiac surgeon.

Born in Ontario, he enrolled at the University of Toronto to study medicine in 1914. During World War I, he enlisted as an artilleryman and rose to the rank of sergeant. After the war, he graduated in 1921. In 1927, he started work at the Toronto General Hospital. He is known for performing the first homograft implant into the descending thoracic aorta to treat aortic regurgitation.

In 1967, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for his contribution to the development of new surgical procedures and achievements in the field of medical research".^[1]