Louis Washkansky
Louis Joshua Washkansky (12 April 1912 – 21 Desember 1967[1]) adalah seorang pria Afrika Selatan yang menerima transplantasi jantung manusia ke manusia pertama di dunia, dan pasien pertama yang sadar kembali setelah operasi.[2] Washkansky hidup selama 18 hari dan dapat berbicara dengan istrinya dan wartawan.[3][4][5]
| Louis Washkansky | |
|---|---|
| Lahir | 12 April 1912[1] Kovno, Kovno Governorate, Kekaisaran Rusia |
| Meninggal | 21 Desember 1967 (umur 55) Cape Town, Afrika Selatan |
| Suami/istri | Ann Sklar |
Referensi
sunting- ^ a b Beyers, C. J. (1981). Dictionary of South African Biography: Vol IV. Pretoria: National Council for Social Research (South Africa). hlm. 762. ISBN 0-624-00856-8. OCLC 20937.
- ^ "Hart in S.A. Oorgeplant [Hart Transplanted in S.A.]". Die Burger. 4 December 1967. hlm. 1.
- ^ 1967 Year In Review
- ^ S Afr Med J, "A human cardiac transplant: an interim report of a successful operation performed at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town", Barnard CN, 1967 Dec 30; 41(48): 1271–74.
- ^ Louis Washkansky (1913 – 1967) Diarsipkan 4 April 2017 di Wayback Machine., Science Museum. Louis was born in Lithuania in 1913 and moved to South Africa in 1922.