Condition okay -- Leonard Drake, 42, of Eugene, Ore., visits with his wife, Wanda, in his room at Stanford University Hospital. Drake, Stanford's third heart transplant (on Aug. 22), has met briefly with Robert McKee of Palo Alto, fourth Stanford heart transplant, and has challenged him to a foot race next year. Dr. Norman Shumway headed the team that perform both operations.

Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Condition okay -- Leonard Drake, 42, of Eugene, Ore., visits with his wife, Wanda, in his room at Stanford University Hospital. Drake, Stanford's third heart transplant (on Aug. 22), has met briefly with Robert McKee of Palo Alto, fourth Stanford heart transplant, and has challenged him to a foot race next year. Dr. Norman Shumway headed the team that perform both operations.

Associated Press · [ca. September 1968]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Heart - Transplant

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