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Philip Blaiberg

South African dentist (1909–1969)

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  • Momentum25.0
  • Wikipedia1.8K
Lived 1909–1969, aged 60South Africa
South AfricaSouth Africa
  • Era
    1909–1969
    Aged 60
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Updated 2026-09-04

Philip Blaiberg 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. 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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