José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo

José de Jesus Peixoto Camargo (born August 6, 1946) or simply J.J. Camargo, is a Brazilian thoracic surgeon, writer and lecturer. He graduated from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1970 and specialised in thoracic surgery from the Mayo Clinic. Currently (2022), he is a professor at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre.

Dr. J.J. Camargo and his team performed the first ever lung transplantation in Brazil and Latin America in 1989; as well as the first ever double lung transplant in Brazil. He and his team hold the record for the most lung transplants in the country. Sixty percent of lung transplants performed in Brazil during 2015 are attributed to Dr. J.J. Camargo and his team. Provided by Wikipedia