News of the first human-to-human heart transplant, led by South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, made headlines around the world. Journalists and film crews flooded into Cape Town's Groote ...
The occasion: The attempt at India’ first human heart transplant. That fortuitous February day was rife with expectation. Nearly three months ago, on December 3, 1967, South African Dr ...
OK, so there's really nothing humorous or easy about heart transplant surgery ... idea of what's involved in taking the heart of one human and making it work in another. Have no fear.
An interesting note: Almost exactly 15 years earlier, on Dec. 3, 1967, a surgical team in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Dr.
The public feud between Dr. Denton Cooley and Dr. Michael DeBakey helped establish Houston as a breeding ground for medical ...