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  ::Christian Barnard::
Christian Barnard’s place in medial history is based on the fact that Barnard performed the first open heart transplant in history.
Christian Barnard was a pioneer of organ transplants and he must be placed alongside the likes of Pasteur, Lister, Koch, Fleming, Florey and Jenner in any list of medical giants.
Christian Barnard was born in South Africa in 1922.
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 A Science Odyssey: People and Discoveries: Christiaan Barnard
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.
As Barnard later wrote, "For a dying man it is not a difficult decision because he knows he is at the end.
Barnard had been bothered by rheumatoid arthritis since he was young, and advancing stiffness in his hands forced his retirement from surgery in 1983.
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 Christiaan Barnard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barnard was born and grew up under humble circumstances in Beaufort West, South Africa, son of a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church.
Barnard was appointed cardiothoracic surgeon at the Groote Schuur Hospital in 1958, establishing the hospital's first heart unit.
Barnard continued to perform heart transplants: a transplant operation was conducted on 2 January 1968, and the patient, Philip Blaiberg, survived for 19 months.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christian_Barnard   (729 words)

  
 Christian Barnard
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
Christian Barnard while operating on his patient Louis Washkanski on December 3, 1967.
Christian Barnard is the first surgeon to perform an heart-transplant operation on a patient.
www.csdeschenes.qc.ca /esl/GreatFigures/GFig/Barnard/Barnard.htm   (0 words)

  
 An Invented Death
Barnard proved that heart transplants could be done, but had faced the problem of the risk of the donor heart damaging itself during the dying process.
Christiaan Barnard was worried the slow process of Denise’s death would ruin her strong heart.
Her brain was so damaged and a number of bodily functions were failing and Barnard was worried the heart in particular would suffer damage before it stopped.
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 BBC News | HEALTH | Christiaan Barnard: Single-minded surgeon
Thus Dr Christian Barnard recalled a weekend in 1967, when he became the first person to perform a heart transplant on a human being.
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.
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 africast.com - Health News Article
Barnard "died from a bronchial obstruction due to bronchial asthma which he had been suffering from" for a number of years, said Antoniou.
Barnard, who was vacationing alone, was well aware of his asthma condition and had been taking medication for it, Antoniou said.
Barnard died close to mid-day in Paphos, a western resort that experiences high humidity levels.
news.africast.com /health_article.php?newsID=1472   (463 words)

  
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 The Voice of Russia [ XX CENTURY: FOOTPRINTS IN HISTORY ]
Christian Barnard was born in 1922 into the family of a poor Afrikaner preacher in Beaufort West south of Cape Town.
Christian Barnard’s unorthodox ideas were probably the reason why, repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Prize, he never got the much-coveted award.
Christian Barnard died quietly by the poolside in the Coral Beach Hotel in Cyprus where the 78-year-old scholar was vacationing with his new young flame.
www.vor.ru /English/Footprints/excl_next893_eng.html   (739 words)

  
 1967 First Heart Transplant Christian Barnard
Christian Barnard performs first heart transplant at Groote liver Shuur in Cape Town South Africa.
Barnard's unique approach to the human heart changed this area of 1967 News Said To Be Boston Strangler Is Recaptured Stalin's Daughter Defects Dr. Christian Barnard Does First Heart Transplant South Africa?s medical expertise has been making headlines since the late Professor Christian Barnard first performed the world?s first successful heart donor transplant in 1967.
Christian Barnard Groote Shuur Hospital Cape Town South Africa.
www.trasplan.org /1967-first-heart-transplant-christian-barnard.htm   (522 words)

  
 bpion
While the credit for this momentous event rightfully belongs to Professor Chris Barnard, the famous surgeon himself always insisted the record-breaking transplant was a team effort.
And vital to the Barnard team was Hamilton Naki -- a man of incredible skill, entirely self-taught, who overcame a complete lack of education to be appointed Barnard's principal surgical assistant.
Naki initially acted as Barnard's anaesthetist, where he impressed the heart surgeon with his enthusiasm and an incredible ability to learn, despite his lack of formal education.
www.dispatch.co.za /2002/08/05/features/BPION.HTM   (879 words)

  
 TerritorioDigital.com - Salud   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Barnard, de 78 años, murió en un hotel del balneario de Pafos, oeste de Chipre.
Barnard, quien era un frecuente visitante de Chipre, revolucionó la medicina en 1967 al efectuar el primer trasplante de corazón en el mundo.
Barnard efectuó 3 de diciembre de 1967 el primer trasplante de corazón en un ser humano, en una exitosa operación de cinco horas a pesar de que el paciente, Louis Washkansky, de 55 años, murió 18 días después a causa de una neumonía que su sistema inmunológico no pudo combatir.
www.territoriodigital.com /notas/salud/salud.asp?2001/09/03/salud1   (438 words)

  
 Christian Barnard First Heart Transplant   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The first heart transplant was performed in December 1967 on Louis Washkansky by surgeon Dr Christian Barnard at the Groote Schuur Hospital in Capetown, South Africa.
Barnard recalled events in December of 1967, when he became the first surgeon to perform a heart transplant on a human being.
"Dr Christian Barnard was renowned for being the first heart surgeon that made a heart transplant in humans." You say make a transplant or is there a better...
www.1st-in-heart-disease.com /heart-disease-8/christian-barnard-first-heart-transplant.html   (888 words)

  
 Christian Barnard - the other side
Barnard was always attracted by pretty women, and was cheating on first wife Louwtjie with nurses while researching tuberculosis at the City Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Green Point, long before he got involved in heart medicine.
Martin Franzot, a friend of Barnard's and a second father to Andre, died on the operating table during a heart transplant performed by Barnard.
Barnard spoke to people at Groote Schuur and elsewhere, but found hospitals were cutting back, not hiring.
www.affairs.org.uk /extramarital-affairs-news/philanderer-news/Christian%20Barnard%20-%20the%20other%20side.htm   (2573 words)

  
 RPP Noticias - Christian Barnard realiza el primer transplante de corazón.
Christian Barnard realiza el primer transplante de corazón.
Christian Barnard provocó controversias al pronunciarse contra el Apartheid en Sudáfrica y cuando confesó haber practicado la eutanasia con algunos de sus pacientes, incluida su propia madre.
Barnard quien tuvo un idilio con Gina Lollobrigida, murió de un ataque de asma en la isla de Chipre a los 78 años, cuando disfrutaba de unas vacaciones en un balneario de la isla mediterránea.
www.rpp.com.pe /portada/internacional/57180_1.php   (347 words)

  
 SOCIEDAD | El doctor Barnard muere de un infarto en Chipre
Barnard, de 78 años de edad, murió en un hotel de la ciudad costera de Pafos (suroeste de Chipre), donde pasaba unas vacaciones.
El cuerpo de Barnard fue trasladado al depósito de cadáveres del hospital público de Pafos y hoy será sometido a una autopsia para establecer las causas del fallecimiento.
Tras informar de que el doctor Christian Barnard falleció esta mañana, el ministro chipriota añadió que las causas de su fallecimiento «no se conocen todavía, aunque es probable que haya sido por un ataque de corazón o algo similar».
www.elmundo.es /2001/09/03/sociedad/1042937.html   (395 words)

  
 Wayne Barnard - Abilene Christian University
A 1980 graduate of Abilene Christian with a B.A. in biblical studies, he joined the ACU staff in 1991 after serving as a minister for Churches of Christ in Universal City, Irving and Abilene.
Barnard also is a member of American and Texas Associations for Marriage and Family Therapy, American Counseling Association, American Association of Christian Counselors,National and Texas Councils on Family Relations, Association of Christians in Student Development, National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, and the American College Personnel Association.
He is married to Dr. Mimi Simons Barnard, a 1981 graduate of ACU, who currently serves as assistant professor of English and director of faculty enrichment.
www.acu.edu /aboutacu/administration/barnard.html   (336 words)

  
 :: Sabinsa Corporation ::
Christian Barnard, the surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant in 1967.
Barnard concluded that Sabinsa's products are unique and of the highest quality and has agreed to endorse five of Sabinsa's products for the South African market.
The photograph shows Dr. Muhammed Majeed, President and CEO of Sabinsa Corporation on the left and Professor Christian Barnard on the right.
www.sabinsa.com /1997_july.htm   (677 words)

  
 Barnard Family Crest
The surname Barnard is derived from the Germanic personal name Bernhard, which consists of the elements ber or bern, which mean bear, and hard, which means brave, handy, or strong.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the Bernard and Barnard family who were well represented in all of the earliest settlements, in New England, Maryland, Boston, and Virginia, during the early 17th century.
In the Barnard coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement.
www.houseofnames.com /xq/asp.fc/qx/barnard-family-crest.htm   (778 words)

  
 Christian Bernard   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The unusual Christian Bernard bracelet leads to a slate-grey dial with simple round hour markers and a date calendar at the base.
This rounded bracelet watch from Christian Bernard is a standout with a vibrant colored dial and accents of genuine stones.
Boasting one dazzling diamond accent, this chic square cased watch from Christian Bernard is a stylish choice for the modern woman.
www.bentleyroyce.com /SMARTBARGAINS/Christian-Bernard.html   (1424 words)

  
 Asthma Claims Life of Dr. Barnard
This was the case Sunday when Dr. Christian Barnard, the South African surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant, suffered an attack while vacationing on Cyprus and died.
According to ABC News, the cause of death was respiratory failure due to an asthma attack.
It is reported that Barnard had a severe attack the day prior to his death and that when he suffered the fatal attack he was trying to reach for his inhaler before he collapsed.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/copd_and_lung_disease/79268   (419 words)

  
 EVU - Dr Christian Barnard is dead.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It was to be clinical experience and the lessons learned that transplant survival rates began to improve pro-rata to the number performed.
I cannot help wondering whether Barnard suffered the same fate as the arch-vivisector Claud Bernard, who on his deathbed was haunted by images of the animals he tortured and remarked that this was justice for the pain he had inflicted.
Those who are informed will not mourn the loss of Barnard, but the animals and patients who died at his hands.
www.european-vegetarian.org /lang/en/news/magazine/2001-2-d-barnard.php?print=yes   (224 words)

  
 95.3 - KRTY-FM
Christian Barnard of South Africa used Shumway’s research results and won the world’s accolades by performing the first transplant.
The patient died, and Barnard, a kind of gadfly, never tried another one and went on to other pursuits.
But he continued his research, and in addition to performing less dramatic forms of heart surgery, he eventually transplanted hearts in scores of patients, most of whom survived.
www.krty.com /Article.asp?id=207917&spid=7451   (174 words)

  
 #2057 A HEART TRANSPLANT
Barnard had doubts about the use of mechanical devices that keep the heart bearing and the patient alive.
Barnard sought and obtained the permission of the woman’s husband to use the heart of a baboon.
There is much more about the transplantation of human hearts I would like to discuss with you, but I want to spend the remainder of our time today talking of an entirely different kind of heart transplant—the kind of heart transplant that only strong Bible believers understand.
www.gospelhour.net /2057.html   (2516 words)

  
 A M Barnard
Christian Barnard, pioneering heart transplant surgeon, died recently of a severe asthma attack.
Barnard spent the rest of his remarkable life on the world's center stage.
Although her books present an idealism of the domestic woman, she, herself was a feminist and resented the stereotyping of women as domestic animals.
www.suite101.com /reference/a_m_barnard   (246 words)

  
 Life Crisis - Critical Illness Insurance   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The concept of critical illness protection was developed in 1983 by Dr. Marius Barnard, who with his brother, Christian Barnard, performed the first successful heart transplant.
Barnard conceived the idea for critical illness insurance when he found his patients “didn’t lose their life, they lost their life savings” after surviving once fatal illnesses such as cancer, stroke or heart disease.
Barnard states that “before the age of 65, the chances of suffering a condition keeping someone off work for more than six months are 15 times higher than that of dying.
www.lifecrisis.com /page11.asp   (236 words)

  
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Christian Barnard with his patient after completing the first heart transplant.
His first couple of patients died within a year because of the drug that was used to make the body accept the new heart.
Christian helped pave the way for the new drug that didn't kill patients and for many more transplants and surgeries that occurred later.
www.sbac.edu /~morrisjw/1960-69/HeartTransplant/index.htm   (98 words)

  
 Christian Artists Network
Alexis is an Australian Christian singer/songwriter and performer whose unique fusion of folk, funk, jazz and general pop styles gives her songs a very eclectic and palatable feel.
A contemporary Christian praise and worship ministry, Spirit-filled, and driven with a passion to reach out to the saved and the unsaved with the healing message of God's love and forgiveness in His Son, Jesus Christ.
Christian Hip Hop artist Skollar Rock is returning to the mic and this time with a new Holy Hip Hop group called "Witnesses of the Resurrection".
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 Christian Barnard (1922-2001)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Christian Neetling Barnard nació en Peacefort West, un pueblo de Sur Africa, en donde su padre, el holandés Adams H Barnard y su esposa Maria Elizabeth de Swart prestaban sus servicios como misioneros.
Christian se graduó de médico en la Universidad de Cape Town en 1946, hizo su medicatura rural y viajó a la Universidad de Minnesota para empezar su especialización en cirugía.
Barnard continuó su residencia en el Colegio Médico de Virginia y al regresar a Cape Town desarrolló el Departamento de Cirugía Torácica e inició sus investigaciones de cirugía experimental.
www.compumedicina.com /historia/hm_051101.htm   (344 words)

  
 Paulk Funeral Home - Obituary
Weaver was born October 12, 1947, in China, to Isaac Patch, IV and the late Frances Fields Hofman Patch.
Weaver was a former resident of Germany and had served on the mission fields in Alaska.
Memorials may be made to the Bowen’s Mill Christian Center, 105 Gathering Place Rd., Fitzgerald, GA 31750.
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