Christiaan Barnard
South African surgeon
Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. Wikipedia
Born: November 8, 1922, Beaufort West, South Africa
Died: September 2, 2001 (age 78 years), Paphos, Cyprus
Spouse: Karin Setzkorn (m. 1988–2000), Barbara Zoellner (m. 1970–1982), and Aletta Gertruida Louw (m. 1948–1969)
Children: Lara Barnard, Deirdre Barnard, Frederick Barnard, and more
Siblings: Marius Barnard
Education: University of Cape Town and University of Minnesota
Parents: Adam Barnard and Maria Elisabeth de Swart
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Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart ...
Dec 3, 2002 · Thirty-five years ago today, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on a human being at the Groote Schuur ...
Christiaan Barnard performs the first human heart transplant at Groote Shuur Hospital, Cape Town. Source: British Heart Foundation. Learning Objectives.
Following surgical training in Cape Town and Minneapolis, Barnard established a successful open heart surgery program at Groote Schuur Hospital. In 1967, he led ...
Jun 14, 2018 · However, Louis Washkansky, the first heart transplant patient sadly died only 18 days later. In contrary, Barnard's second patient, Dr Blaiberg, ...
Christiaan Barnard was a South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant operation. As a resident surgeon at Groote Schuur Hospital, ...
May 6, 2023 · Following the success of the first heart transplant, Dr. Barnard continued to develop new techniques and technologies for cardiac surgery.
" That's how Dr. Christiaan Barnard recalled events in December of 1967, when he became the first surgeon to perform a heart transplant on a human being.