Christiaan Barnard: The Doctor Who Transplanted the Heart

This story follows the life and work of the physician who transformed organ transplantation from a medical dream into a clinical reality. Through rigorous science, experimental surgery, and ethical controversy, this doctor reshaped modern medicine and forced the world to reconsider the limits of life, death, and human intervention. From early research in cardiovascular surgery to the first successful human heart transplant, this is the true scientific story behind one of medicine’s most profound breakthroughs.