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Louis Joshua Washkansky (12 April 1912 [1] – 21 December 1967) was a South African man who was the recipient of the world's first human-to-human heart transplant, and the first patient to regain consciousness following the operation. [2] Washkansky lived for 18 days and was able to speak with his wife and reporters. [3] [4] [5]
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 transplant operation.
Donald Nixon Ross, FRCS (4 October 1922 – 7 July 2014) was a South African-born British thoracic surgeon who was a pioneer of cardiac surgery and led the team that carried out the first heart transplantation in the United Kingdom in 1968. He developed the pulmonary autograft, known as the Ross procedure, for treatment of aortic valve disease.
Daniel Hale Williams (January 18, 1856 [a] – August 4, 1931) was an American surgeon and hospital founder. He founded Provident Hospital in 1891, which was the first non-segregated hospital in the United States.
The "Chasing The Sun" singer, 36, had a pacemaker put in last month after having "some issues with my heart."
"1967 Dr. Christiaan N. Barnard of South Africa performed the world's first human heart transplant operation… Working with a team that included… black South African surgeon Hamilton Naki…." [33] "One of the most interesting people I learned and read about was Hamilton Naki. He assisted Dr. Barnard with the first transplant in 1967…." [34]
Now, his chest and shoulders are still a little tight, so he can’t work out as vigorously as he would like. And he can only use Supernatural for ten or 15 minutes before he feels wiped out.
The stunning results of plastic surgery done to a Colombian man’s face have left countless viewers with their jaws on the ground. María Camila Martínez Salas, a medical expert based in Bogotá ...