Philip Blaiberg South African Dentist
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| First Name |
Philip
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| Last Name |
Blaiberg
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| Birthday |
24th May, 1909
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| Died |
17th August, 1969
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
South African
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| Occupation |
Dentist
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Philip Blaiberg (24 May 1909 – 17 August 1969) was a South African dentist and the third person to receive a heart transplant. On 2 January 1968, in Cape Town, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the third heart transplant in the world on the 59 year old Blaiberg (Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz performed the world's second heart transplant, on a baby in the US, three days after Dr. Barnard performed the first). Blaiberg survived the operation, and continued with his life for 19 months and 15 days before dying from heart complications on 17 August 1969. The success of Blaiberg's heart transplant furthered the progress made in regard to heart transplantation.
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