Christiaan Barnard, who has died aged 78, performed the world's first successful heart transplant, ... As he grew older, he became obsessed with the idea of prolonging youthful activities.

Dr. Christiaan Barnard, the South African cardiologist who performed the world's first heart transplant but whose surgical successes were ultimately overshadowed by his playboy celebrity, died ...

Dr. Christiaan Barnard's—and the world's—first patient to receive a transplanted human heart, Louis Washkansky, ... 1968, was carrying on most of his normal activities, ...

News of the first human-to-human heart transplant, led by South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, ... and Barnard's operation prompted a flurry of international activity.

Dr. Christiaan Barnard, the South African surgeon who in 1967 performed the world’s first human heart transplant, died Sunday in Cyprus. He was 78. He suffered a fatal asthma attack in the ...

Christiaan Barnard 1922 - "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 ...

While famous surgeons like Alfred Blalock and Christiaan Barnard are widely celebrated, the brilliant Black minds who supported their breakthroughs were left in the shadows. Vivien Thomas and ...

In 2017 a plain opposite Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital in Cape Town was renamed Hamilton Naki Square. The Gift of Life by Mel Stein (Double A Publishing, £8.99) is out now. Related articles ...

Charismatic and controversial, surgeon Christiaan Barnard pioneered human heart transplants - and faced a barrage of criticism.