Alexis Carrel
Alexis Carrel
Born	28 June 1873 Lyons , France
Died	5 November 1944 Paris , France
Nationality	French
Alma mater	University of Lyons
Known for	Transplants
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1912)
Scientific career
Fields	Surgery
Institutions	Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research , New York City

Alexis Carrel (28 June 1873 ? 5 November 1944) was a French surgeon . ^[1] He won the 1912 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine , for his work on joining blood vessels and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs . ^[2]

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