Chris Barnard Building
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Building Name
Chris Barnard Building
Alternative Title
SIMOT
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Chris Barnard made medical history on 3 December 1967, when he and his medical team at Groote Schuur Hospital transplanted Denise Darvall’s heart into Louis Washkansky. It was this transplant that was to send him on a trajectory that few medical pioneers were to experience. He captured the imagination and interest of the public worldwide: Life, Time and Newsweek immediately tracked the story. In a press release shortly after the news of his death broke, Groote Schuur Hospital said: "GSH and our partner, the UCT Health Sciences Faculty, have produced many exceptional leaders in all disciplines of medical science. One of the most remarkable has been Professor Chris Barnard". Chris Barnard came from humble beginnings as a missionary’s son in Beaufort West. It is said that his family’s poverty inspired him to enrol at UCT to become a doctor. He obtained his MBChB in 1946, his MD in 1953 and his MMed in 1954. He also held a Master of Surgery Degree and a PhD from the University of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1960 he was awarded the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Bursary. He established open-heart surgery at GSH as a routine surgical procedure and was well known for his intelligence and outstanding surgical skills. His results, at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, for correcting congenital disorders of the heart were remarkable. In the course of his work, he became famous as a practical surgeon and teacher. He inspired and taught many surgeons from all over the
world. He left a legacy of skills and techniques for helping those with heart disease. Barnard held the Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery until 1983, when severe arthritis forced his early retirement. He spent his years in retirement providing international advice on cardiac matters, research and maintaining the Austrian-based Chris Barnard Foundation for children. He wrote several books, including his autobiographical ‘One Life’ and his last, ‘Fifty Ways to a Healthy Heart’, which was published in 1998.
Source: Monday Paper.
world. He left a legacy of skills and techniques for helping those with heart disease. Barnard held the Chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery until 1983, when severe arthritis forced his early retirement. He spent his years in retirement providing international advice on cardiac matters, research and maintaining the Austrian-based Chris Barnard Foundation for children. He wrote several books, including his autobiographical ‘One Life’ and his last, ‘Fifty Ways to a Healthy Heart’, which was published in 1998.
Source: Monday Paper.
Address
9 Anzio Road,Health Science Campus, Observatory
Campus
Health Sciences
Latitude
-33.94223
Longitude
18.465656
Building Number
310
Building Code
3100
status
Owned
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