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Dr. Seshadri Raju (born July 13, 1939), known professionally as '''Dr. Raju, is an American vascular surgeon. Previously, he was Professor of Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center till 1995. From 1972, he worked closely with the famed heart transplant surgeon James D. Hardy. During this time, Dr. Raju has performed both the single and double successful lung transplants in 1987, both are firsts in the U.S. He is credited with more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, 70 book chapters, and a number of named lectures, awards and honors. He has been cited twice in U.S. Congressional Record : 2004; 150: HI794, and in 1987-1988. He is currently practicing vascular surgery in Jackson, Mississippi.