“I had to learn to live with my arthritis. I'm not a brave man, but I'm a disciplined man.”

About Christiaan Barnard

Surgeon • South African

Christiaan Barnard was a pioneering South African cardiac surgeon who achieved international acclaim for performing the world's first human-to-human heart transplant. This groundbreaking operation took place on December...

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