He is the one who in 1967 removed the heart of a female, the heart was subsequently transplanted into the body of a

He is the one who in 1967 removed the heart of a female donor, the heart that subsequently was transplanted into into the body of Louis Washkanky, during the first successful transplant operation on a human in Capetown. It was a very delicate procedure: the heart had to be removed with the greatest care, and then stored.