Christiaan Barnard died on 2 September 2001, while on holiday in Paphos, Cyprus. Early reports stated that he had died of a heart attack, but an autopsy showed his death was caused by a …

Christiaan Barnard (born November 8, 1922, Beaufort West, South Africa—died September 2, 2001, Paphos, Cyprus) was a South African surgeon who performed the first human heart …

Sep 29, 2023 · Dr. Christiaan Barnard is a name synonymous with medical history and groundbreaking achievements. As one of the most renowned cardiac surgeons of the 20th …

In 1958 Barnard was appointed as its head, and he began to develop an ambitious programme of open heart surgery. He was egocentric, hardworking, clever, ambitious, brash, and somewhat …

Sep 2, 2001 · The South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart transplant operation in 1967 and the first double-heart transplant in 1974. Christiaan N. …

Christian Barnard, a renowned South African surgeon, etched his name in history on December 3, 1967, when he performed the world's first successful heart transplant at Groote Schuur …

Aug 6, 2025 · In the early hours of December 3, 1967, history was made in Cape Town, South Africa, when Dr. Christiaan Barnard, a then-little-known heart surgeon, performed the world’s …

"On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned." That's how Dr. Christiaan Barnard recalled events in December of 1967, when he …

Aug 9, 2000 · Christiaan Neethling (Chris) Barnard, the surgeon who led the team that performed the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant in December 1967, subsequently received …

Sep 2, 2001 · Christiaan Barnard was a pioneering South African cardiac surgeon best known for performing the first successful human heart transplant. Born in Beaufort West, South Africa, in …