Pioneering South African heart surgeon Christiaan Barnard ... The operation made Barnard, son of a poor Christian missionary, an overnight celebrity. He studied medicine at the University of ...
An accomplished classical pianist, Logan retired from medical practices in 1970 but still went on to serve on several boards ...
On Monday, I was world renowned." That's how Dr. Christiaan Barnard recalled events in December of 1967, when he became the first surgeon to perform a heart transplant on a human being.