Christiaan Barnard
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About
Famous cardiac surgeon who progressed the entire field of medicine with his surgeries.
Before Fame
In 1945, he graduated from the University of Cape Town Medical School.
Trivia
He completed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant in 1967.
Family Life
He married Aletta Geertuida Louq in 1948. The couple had a child two years later.
Associated With
Another famous cardiac surgeon was Michael Elias DeBakey.
