MCQ Practice Single Best Answer Topic: First in the World

Q First surgeon to perform the successful human heart transplant

Question ID
#4985
Subchapter
First in the World
Action
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  • A Dr. Norman Shumway
  • B Christiaan Barnard
  • C Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz
  • D Dr. Leonard Bailey
Correct Answer: B

Explanation

Christiaan Barnard (1967)

The first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on December 3, 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa.

  1. Dr. Christiaan Barnard (1967)
  2. Dr. Norman Shumway (1968)
  3. Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz (1968)
  4. Dr. Leonard Bailey (1984)

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