SettingsSouth African surgeons
Alexander Lipmann-Kessel
Alexander Lipmann-Kessel, MBE, MC, FRCS (19 December 1914 – 5 June 1986), was a famous orthopaedic surgeon, often known by his nickname of Lippy.
Alexander Lipmann-Kessel, MBE, MC, FRCS (19 December 1914 – 5 June 1986), was a famous orthopaedic surgeon, often known by his nickname of Lippy.
Christiaan Barnard
Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.
Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.
Cynara Coomer
Cynara Coomer is the Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at Staten Island University Hospital and a Fox News medical contributor.
Cynara Coomer is the Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at Staten Island University Hospital and a Fox News medical contributor.
Hamilton Naki
Hamilton Naki (26 June 1926 – 29 May 2005) was a black laboratory assistant to white cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard in South Africa under apartheid.
Hamilton Naki (26 June 1926 – 29 May 2005) was a black laboratory assistant to white cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard in South Africa under apartheid.
Jack Penn
Dr Jack Penn (1909–1996), M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.(E.)., Mil.
Dr Jack Penn (1909–1996), M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.(E.)., Mil.
Johan Naude
Johan Naude is a surgeon and urologist.
Johan Naude is a surgeon and urologist.
Jonathan Drummond-Webb
Jonathan Drummond-Webb (August 29, 1959 – December 26, 2004) was a South African pediatric heart surgeon.
Jonathan Drummond-Webb (August 29, 1959 – December 26, 2004) was a South African pediatric heart surgeon.
Marius Barnard (surgeon)
Marius Barnard is a South African cardiac surgeon and inventor of critical illness insurance.
Marius Barnard is a South African cardiac surgeon and inventor of critical illness insurance.
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Patrick Soon-ShiongPatrick Soon-Shiong is a South African-Chinese American physician, scientist, surgeon and philanthropist.
Patrick Soon-ShiongPatrick Soon-Shiong is a South African-Chinese American physician, scientist, surgeon and philanthropist.
Selig Percy Amoils
Selig Percy Amoils, FRCS, born 1933, is a South African ophthalmologist and biomedical engineering inventor.
Selig Percy Amoils, FRCS, born 1933, is a South African ophthalmologist and biomedical engineering inventor.
William Guybon Atherstone
William Guybon Atherstone (27 May 1814 — 26 March 1898) medical practitioner, naturalist and geologist, one of the pioneers of South African geology and a member of the Cape Parliament.
William Guybon Atherstone (27 May 1814 — 26 March 1898) medical practitioner, naturalist and geologist, one of the pioneers of South African geology and a member of the Cape Parliament.
William Thomas Frederick Davies
Lieutenant-Colonel William Thomas Frederick Davies CMG DSO was a South African surgeon, army officer and politician.
Lieutenant-Colonel William Thomas Frederick Davies CMG DSO was a South African surgeon, army officer and politician.