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The first heart transplant in the world took place on December 3rd, 1967 by Prof. Christiaan Barnard. The patient's name was Lewis Washkansky and the transplant was deemed a success although Washkansky died 18 days later from pneumonia.

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What country in Africa were the first to do a heart transplant?

South Africa


What did Christian Banard do?

He was a heart surgeon in South Africa. He did the first heart transplant and he also did an inter racial heart transplant in apartheid south africa, creating tension.


Date of the first human heart transplant?

The first human heart transplant was on 3 December 1967 in South Africa by Christian Barnard and his team


Where was the first successful heart transplant performed?

The first heart transplant was performed in December 1967, on Louis Washkansky by surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard, at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Capetown, South Africa.


Where was the first heart transplant performed at?

The first heart transplant was performed in December 3,1967, on Louis Washkansky by surgeon Dr. Christian Barnard, at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Capetown, South Africa.


Was the world's first heart transplant done in South Arfrica?

Yes it was. The world's first human heart transplant was performed by Christian Barnard on December 3, 1967, in Cape Town South Africa on a man called Louis Washkansky.


What is DrChristiaan Bernard known for?

The then South Africa dwelling surgeon devised and performed the first successful heart transplant.


Where was the first successful heart transplant done?

Africa


When did Louis Washkansky have a heart transplant?

he had a heart transplant on the 3rd December 1967. he had it in a place called cape town. in south Africa!


When was the first human transplant?

The first human heart transplant was performed on December 3, 1967. The operation was led by a surgeon named Christiaan Barnard, in Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. At the time, it was one of the most widely publicized events in the world. Louis Washkansky was the recipient of the heart. First human heart transplant On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Louis Washkansky receives the first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa.


Where was the heart tranplant invented?

in africa, cause if yu look up the question "the biggest historical event in south afica" they said that they has the first heart transplant.


Where did the heart transplant take place?

The first successful heart transplant took place at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 3, 1967, performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.