"Doctor Murray was quite innovative in doingtransplantive surgery on children," Dammin said.
And Dammin added that not only did Murray dogreat work as a surgeon, but he also performed theimportant task of comforting his patients, beinggentle and encouraging.
"He had a manner of consoling them, of puttingthem at ease," Dammin said.
Murray's colleagues praised his contribution tomedicine yesterday and said the Nobel Prize was anhonor he deserved.
"I am delighted [by Murray's award] for manyreasons," said Med School Dean Daniel C. Tosteson'44. "First, it celebrates a magnificent discoveryof a way to benefit millions of people throughoutthe world suffering from kidney failure. Second,it celebrates a kind of research that is ofenormous importance for the future of medicine.Third, and in many ways most important, is the[fine] character of the recipient."
Toyia R. Battle contributed to the reportingof this article.