The article has described, analyzed, and introduced into scientific circulation some previously unknown facts fromV.P. Demikhov's life, namely, his nomination as a Corresponding Member to the USSR Academy of Sciences in thespecialty "physiology" in May, 1966, and his experimental and research work in 1966. The inspection of his scientificactivities undertaken on behalf of the Academic Council of N.V. Sklifosovsky Institute for Emergency Medicine, showedthat the discoveries and achievements V.P. Demikhov had made in the field of physiology were significant, and he wasworthy of being nominated for the rank of a Corresponding Member to the USSR Academy of Sciences. However, helacked several votes for being elected to the Academy. Meanwhile, in 1966 V.P. Demikhov continued his unique research,having initiated studying the coronary blood flow of the transplanted heart, implementing immunosuppression inkidney transplantation, and starting the experiments on creating a bank of organs to preserve their functions beforetransplantation.