The world's first human heart transplant operation was performed eight months later, on 3 December 1967. With the assistance of his brother Marius and 30 others, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the nine-hour operation on Louis Washkansky, a 55-year-old man suffering from diabetes and heart disease.
The world's first human heart transplant procedure was carried out eight months prior, on 3 December 1967. With the assistance of his brother Marius and 30 others, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the nine-hour operation on Louis Washkansky, a 55-year-old man suffering from diabetes and heart disease.