A Great Neck house with a lofty medical history
This six-bedroom house in Great Neck, on the market for $1.795 million, was once the home of Dr. Felix Rapaport, a prize-winning surgeon and researcher whose work in the 1950s laid the foundation for organ transplantation. Credit: Coldwell Banker
This six-bedroom house in Great Neck, on the market for $1.795 million, was once the home of Dr. Felix Rapaport, a prizewinning surgeon and researcher whose work in the 1950s laid the foundation for organ transplantation.
Rapaport, who died in 2001, studied skin allograft rejection in humans, which suggested the possible existence of tissue types, according to a report by Stony Brook University, where Rapaport was a surgery professor.
In 1998, Rapaport was awarded the prestigious Medawar Prize, the highest award for contributions in the field of transplantation.
The home, listed by Sally Garfinkel of Coldwell Banker Moves and owned by Rapaport's widow, has cathedral ceilings, several skylights and large windows. It sits on nearly three-quarters of an acre on a quiet cul-de-sac and has a heated in-ground pool. There's also an adjoining suite with a separate entrance.
