Joseph Edward Murray was an American plastic surgeon who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 with E. Donnall Thomas for "their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease." The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990, announced October 8, 1990. Joseph E. Murray and E. Donnall Thomas, “for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease”. Joseph E. Murray: born 1919, Milford, MA, USA. E. Donnall Thomas: born 1920, Mart, TX, USA. Wiki link Wiki link Data: the Nobel Foundation (CC0).