First Heart Transplant - 1967| Movietone Moment | 3 December 2021

On this day in 1967, the first human heart transplant was performed. Here is a British Movietone report from a few weeks later that Mr. Washkansky passed away. The death of Louis Washkansky cast a shadow over this dramatic Medical advance in Heart Transplanting. But Surgeons are hopeful that it indicates no major setback for future operations. MCU newspaper headline “First Heart Transplant“ with picture of Louis Washkansky and girl who gave her heart. CU ditto. GV exterior the Groote Schuur Hospital in Capetown, South Africa. MCU surgeons on medical team which transplanted the heart. MCU ditto. Pan down Louis Washkansky in oxygen tent. MS surgeon examining Washkansky under oxygen tent. GV exterior the hospital and surrounding district. SEE STORY NUMBER 93057/2 FOR CUTS Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of th