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	Christiaan Barnard Summary
		Barnard was born and raised in the arid South African countryside known for its sheep farms.
		Barnard continued to perform heart transplants: a transplant operation was conducted on 2 January 1968, and the patient, Philip Blaiberg, survived for 19 months.
		Barnard divorced in 1982, and retired due to stiffness brought on by rheumatoid arthritis in his hands in 1983, mostly due to activities on his ranch in the Great Karoo.
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	Christiaan Barnard
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard (sometimes given as Barnaard, November 8, 1922 - September 2, 2001) was a heart surgeon from South Africa, who became known for performing the world's first human open heart transplantation[?] in 1967.
		Barnard was born and grew up in Beaufort West[?].
		Barnard continued to perform heart transplants (his second patient, operated on in January 1968, survived for 19 months) as well as pioneer new and risky techniques, including double transplants (1974), artificial valves and using animal hearts for emergency treatment (1977).
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Christiaan_Barnard.html (447 words)

	Christiaan Barnard - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was an innovative South African heart surgeon who became known for performing the world's first human open heart transplantation.
		Barnard continued to perform heart transplants: a transplant operation was conducted on 2 January 1968, and the patient, Philip Blaiberg, survived for 19 months.
		Barnard divorced in 1982, and retired due to stiffness brought on by rheumatoid arthritis in his hands in 1983, mostly due to activities on his ranch in the Great Karoo.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Christiaan_Barnard (536 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Barnard did his internship and residency at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, after which he worked as a general practitioner in Ceres, a rural town in the Western Cape province.
		Barnard was an outspoken opponent of South Africa's laws of apartheid, and was not afraid to criticize his nation's government, although he had to temper his remarks to some extent in order to travel abroad.
		Barnard's first marriage was to Aletta Louw, a nurse, whom he married in 1948 while practicing medicine in Ceres.
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	TheStar.com - AtoG - Heart transplant pioneer Christiaan Barnard dies
		Barnard suffered a fatal asthma attack this morning after going for a swim at a resort in Paphos on the southwest coast of Cyprus, where he had been vacationing, according to a statement from the Christiaan Barnard Foundation.
		Barnard was featured on international magazine covers, socialized with Sophia Loren and the late Prince of Wales, and wrote two autobiographies and a raft of health books and novels, including a thriller about a diabolical doctor who tries to implant a baboon's brain in a coma patient.
		Barnard was born Nov. 8, 1922, one of four sons of the Rev. Adam Barnard, a Calvinist preacher in Beaufort West, a dusty town 400 kilometres north of Cape Town.
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	Dr. Christiaan Barnard
		Barnard suffered a fatal asthma attack Sunday morning after going for a swim at a resort in Paphos on the southwest coast of Cyprus, where he had been vacationing, according to a statement from the Christiaan Barnard Foundation.
		Barnard was featured on international magazine covers, socialized with Sophia Loren and Princess Diana, and wrote two autobiographies and a raft of health books and novels, including a thriller about a diabolical doctor who tries to implant a baboon's brain in a coma patient.
		Barnard was born Nov. 8, 1922, one of four sons of the Rev. Adam Barnard, a Calvinist preacher in Beaufort West, a dusty town 250 miles north of Cape Town.
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	Christiaan Barnard - MSN Encarta
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born in Beaufort West, and received an M.D. degree from the University of Cape Town in 1953 and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1958.
		Barnard specialized in open-heart surgery and in designing artificial heart valves.
		Barnard continued to practice surgery until 1983, when arthritis in his fingers led to his retirement.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577058/Christiaan_Barnard.html (203 words)

	Christiaan N. Barnard
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born in the small town of Beaufort West, in the Western Cape, South Africa, on November 8, 1922.
		Barnard described the two years he spent in the USA as "the most fascinating time in his life." He returned to South Africa triumphantly and continued to work at the Groote Schuur Hospital as a specialist in cardiothoracic surgery.
		Barnard became an international superstar overnight and was celebrated around the world for his daring accomplishment.
	www.ctsnet.org /doc/6272 (1250 words)

	Cape Town Accommodation Travel Guide - South Africa Tourism - South Africa - History of the Country - Christiaan Barnard
		Christiaan Barnard studied medicine at the University of Cape Town, and continued working in Cape Town after completing his studies.
		Christiaan Barnard tested his operation techniques on animals and this brought him much experience with the use of medicines on isolated hearts and this research also afforded him experience in special techniques for stitching of vascular membranes.
		Christiaan Barnard's operation techniques improved greatly and together with his experienced operation team, he conducted more than 420 heart transplants.
	www.kapstadt.org /en/south_africa/history/christiaan_barnard (641 words)

	Christiaan Barnard - Wikinfo
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard (sometimes given as Barnaard, November 8, 1922 - September 2, 2001) was a heart surgeon from South Africa, who became known for performing the world's first human open heart transplantation in 1967.
		Barnard was born and grew up in Beaufort West.
		Barnard continued to perform heart transplants (his second patient, operated on in January 1968, survived for 19 months) as well as pioneer new and risky techniques, including double transplants (1974), artificial valves and using animal hearts for emergency treatment (1977).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Christiaan_Barnard (1462 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Christiaan Barnard
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard (November 8, 1922 – September 2, 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon.
		The world's first human heart transplant operation was performed on 2 December 1967 in an operation, assisted by his brother, Barnard Barnard, lasting nine hours and using a team of thirty persons.
		Barnard married for a third time in 1988 to Karin Setzkorn, a beautiful model young enough to be his granddaughter.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Christiaan_Barnard (847 words)

	AllRefer.com - Dr. Christiaan Barnard Information
		Barnard also discovered that intestinal artresia – a congenital deformity in the form of a hole in the small intestine – is the result of an insufficient supply of blood to the fetus during pregnancy.
		Barnard was born in Beaufort West, Cape Province, and studied at the University of Cape Town.
		Barnard's early research involved experiments with heart transplants in dogs, and in December 1967 he first applied the technique to a human patient.
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	Guardian \| Christiaan Barnard
		The South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard, who has died aged 78, led the surgical team that performed the first human-to-human heart transplant on December 2-3 1967.
		Born in the small country town of Beaufort West, in the Western Cape, Barnard was one of four sons of a pastor who ministered to the local mixed race, or "coloured" congregation.
		Barnard was made professor of surgical science at Groote Schuur in 1972, though it always irked him that he was never given the title of professor of cardiac surgery.
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	Christiaan Barnard Biography
		The South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart transplant operation in 1967 and the first double-heart transplant in 1974.
		Christiaan N. Barnard was born to Dutch descendants on November 8, 1922, in Beaufort West, South Africa.
		Before Barnard left for America, he had gained recognition for research in gastrointestinal pathology (intestinal diseases), where he proved that the fatal birth defect known as congenital intestinal atresia (a gap in the small intestines) was due to the fetus (undeveloped baby) not receiving enough blood during pregnancy.
	www.notablebiographies.com /Ba-Be/Barnard-Christiaan.html (826 words)

	Christiaan Barnard Biography: AllSands
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born in the small, sleepy town of Beaufort West in the Western Cape, South Africa on November 8, 1922.
		The youthful Karin probably felt as though she would always be known as Chris Barnard's wife and in his latter years, the jetsetting professor was not as eager to attend parties and was content to stay at home on his farm in Beaufort West.
		Professor Barnard is planning to settle in Austria where he plans to spend the rest of his days in peace.
	www.allsands.com /entertainment/people/christiaanbarna_aoi_gn.htm (968 words)

	Dr. Christiaan Barnard Biography (Surgeon) — Infoplease.com
		Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human heart transplant on 3 December 1967.
		According to the BBC, Barnard's transplant made him such a celebrity that he later dated actresses Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren...
		Christiaan Barnard: One Life by Dr. Christiaan Barnard and Curtis Bill Pepper
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/christiaanbarnard.html (227 words)

	Christiaan Neethling Barnard (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Barnard was responsible for introducing in Cape Town the cardiopulmonary bypass (open-heart) surgery and he pursued the concept of intensive-care nursing of patients following major surgical procedures.
		Barnard maintained these operations were justified if they lengthened people's lives.
		Barnard's second heart transplant operation was performed on 2 January 1968 almost a month after the first, this time on Dr Philip Blaaiberg, whose dauntless spirit made him a national hero in his own right.
	www.sahistory.org.za /pages/people/barnard-c.htm (832 words)

	Christiaan Barnard - Encyclopedia.com
		Barnard was the first to perform a human heart transplant (December 3, 1967).
		In 1974 Barnard performed the first ‘piggy-back’ transplant, implanting a second heart in a patient and linking it to the existing heart to assist the healing.
		Christiaan Barnard, celebrated pioneer of heart transplant surgery, dies aged 78.(News)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O142-BarnardChristiaan.html (488 words)

	Christiaan Barnard
		Barnard led a team on 3 December 1967 which performed the first heart transplant, replacing diabetic Louis Washkansky's failing heart with a fresh one obtained from a 25-year-old accident victim, Denise Darvall.
		In 1974 he performed a double transplant, and in 1977 used an animal heart as a temporary transplant.
		Barnard retired from his position at Groote Schuur Hospital in 1983, and spent time after that at Baptist Medical Centre in Oklahoma, attempting to determine how to slow the aging process.
	www.nndb.com /people/887/000082641 (133 words)

	BBC News \| HEALTH \| Christiaan Barnard: Single-minded surgeon
		Barnard's unique approach to the human heart changed this area of medical procedures forever, and for the pioneering doctor it meant lifelong celebrity and worldwide renown.
		Barnard never stopped working, writing scientific books and novels, and in later life spending much of his time at the Baptist Medical Centre in Oklahoma, where he tried to find a way of slowing the ageing process.
		But the energy and conviction that made Christiaan Barnard appear, at times, rather too sure of himself were the same qualities that ensured a dramatic breakthrough in a prohibitively complicated field of medicine.
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	Christiaan Neethling Barnard — Infoplease.com
		The son of a Dutch Reformed minister, Barnard studied medicine at the Univ. of Cape Town (M.B. 1953), then came to the United States in 1955 to improve his surgical technique under Owen H. Wangensteen at the Univ. of Minnesota.
		Barnard also designed artificial heart valves, wrote extensively on the subject of congenital intestinal atresia, and developed surgical procedures relating to organ transplants.
		Christiaan Barnard - Christiaan Barnard pioneering heart surgeon Born: 11/8/1922 Birthplace: Beaufort West, South Africa...
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	Chris Barnard Performs World's First Heart Transplant (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Groote Schuur Hospital was placed centre stage in the world's spotlight when Professor Christiaan Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on the third of December 1967.
		Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born in the town of Beaufort West, on the edge of the great Karoo, the dry and arid interior of South Africa, in 1922.His father was a preacher and there were 4 boys in the family.
		Professor Christiaan Barnard passed away in Cyprus, Greece on 2 September 2001 from an acute asthma attack.
	www.capegateway.gov.za /eng/your_gov/5972/pubs/public_info/C/99478 (821 words)

	A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Christiaan Barnard
		On Monday, I was world renowned." That's how Dr. Christiaan Barnard recalled events in December of 1967, when he became the first surgeon to perform a heart transplant on a human being.
		Barnard was the son of a rather poor Afrikaner preacher and his wife, and grew up in Beaufort West, a town on South Africa's semi-arid Great Karroo plateau.
		Barnard had been bothered by rheumatoid arthritis since he was young, and advancing stiffness in his hands forced his retirement from surgery in 1983.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/aso/databank/entries/bmbarn.html (620 words)

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