Samuel Armstrong Lane FRCS (1802 – 2 August 1892) was an English

surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...

, consulting surgeon to St Mary's Hospital. In 1840 while practicing in London England, Samuel Armstrong Lane, aided by consultant Dr. Blundell, performed the first successful whole Blood transfusion in an attempt to treat hemophilia. In 1843 he was elected one of the original 300

Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional qualification to practise as a senior surgeon in Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an intercollegiate basis by the four Royal Colleges of Surgeons (the Royal C ...

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* http://livesonline.rcseng.ac.uk/biogs/E002474b.htm * * http://www.bloodbook.com/trans-history.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Samuel Armstrong English surgeons Transfusion medicine 1802 births 1892 deaths