Christiaan Barnard
Also known as Christiaan Neethling Barnard
médico, cirujano y escritor sudafricano
AI overview
Christiaan Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who became famous for performing the world's first successful human heart transplant in 1967. His pioneering surgical achievement marked a major milestone in medical history and demonstrated that organ transplantation could be a viable treatment for patients with terminal heart disease.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1922
- Died
- 2001
- Works
- 55
Top works
- Lev bari
- Li-heyot ṭov - la-mut ṭov
- Reader's Digest Condensed Books
- כל מה שרצית לדעת על התקף־לב
- The Living Body
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- South Africa
- Active from
- 1922
- Active to
- 2001
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
Article · Español
Christiaan Neethling Barnard (Beaufort West, Unión Sudafricana, 8 de noviembre de 1922-Pafos, Chipre, 2 de septiembre de 2001) fue un médico sudafricano que pasó a la historia por haber sido el primero en realizar un trasplante de corazón humano del que se tiene constancia.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Gallery (3)
Connections
Categories
1922 births2001 deaths20th-century South African medical doctors20th-century surgeonsAcademic staff of the University of Cape TownAfrikaner peopleDeaths from asthmaDeaths from pneumonia in CyprusFounding members of the World Cultural CouncilPeople from Beaufort WestSouth African cardiac surgeonsSouth African expatriates in the United States