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Title:South Africa: First Heart Transplant By Bernard
Date:11th December 1967
Summary:In the Groot Schuur hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, the world's first heart transplant operation was carried out in 1967. On December 11 the patient, 55-year-old Louis Washkansky, made his first public appearance with a new heart - that of a girl road crash victim. With this operation, surgeon Christiaan Barnard made history with a major surgical break-through.
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Location:SOUTH AFRICA CAPE TOWN GROOT SCHUUR HOSPITALS
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