who was the south african surgeon who performed the first heart transplant?

Question

it was performed in 1967 I think

Answer 1

Christian Barnard.

Why didn't you google this? That is what I did to get the website below.

Answer 2

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On December 3, 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard conducted the first heart transplant on 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky. The surgery was a success. However, the medications that were given to Washkansky to prevent his immune system from attacking the new heart also supressed his body's ability to fight off other illnesses. Eighteen days after the operation, Washkansky died of double pneumonia.

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About: 20th century
http://history1900s.about.com/b/a/047759...

Answer 3

Christiaan Neethling Barnard

Born: 8 November 1922
Birthplace: Beaufort West, South Africa
Died: 2 September 2001
Best Known As: The doctor who performed the first heart transplant

Name at birth: Christiaan Neethling Barnard

Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart transplant on 3 December 1967. The patient, 53-year-old dentist Louis Washkansky, was given the heart of a 25-year-old auto crash victim named Denise Darvall. Washkansky died from infection 18 days later, but the transplant made Barnard one of the world's most famous surgeons. He died in 2001 while vacationing in Cyprus, following an asthma attack.


Rheumatoid arthritis forced Barnard to give up surgery in 1983... According to the BBC, Barnard's transplant made him such a celebrity that he later dated actresses Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren... His autobiography, One Life, was published in 1969.

Answer 4

Christiaan Barnard
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9013406/Christiaan-Barnard

Answer 5

Christian Barnard, M.D.