Find out more about the greatest 20th Century Cardiologists, including Russell M. Nelson, Hasnat Khan, Christiaan Barnard, Magdi Yacoub and George Pell.

Famous 20th Century Cardiologists

Conrad MurrayConrad Murray
19 February 1953, Grenadian
Cardiologist
Magdi YacoubMagdi Yacoub
16 November 1935, Egyptian, British
Heart Surgeon

Christiaan BarnardChristiaan Barnard
08 November 1922, South African
Cardiac Surgeon

Daniel Hale WilliamsDaniel Hale Williams
18 January 1856, American
Surgeon

Michael DeBakeyMichael DeBakey
07 September 1908, American
Cardiac Surgeon

Denton CooleyDenton Cooley
22 August 1920, American
Heart Surgeon
Adrian KantrowitzAdrian Kantrowitz
04 October 1918, American
Cardiac Surgeon

Clarence Walton LilleheiClarence Walton Lillehei
23 October 1918, American
Pioneer of Open-Heart Surgery

George PellGeorge Pell
08 June 1941, Australian
Cardinal
Hasnat KhanHasnat Khan
01 April 1959, British
Cardiologist

Joseph AlliluyevJoseph Alliluyev
22 May 1945, Russian
Cardiologist
Wouter BassonWouter Basson
06 July 1950, South African
Cardiologist

Helen B. TaussigHelen B. Taussig
24 May 1898, American
Cardiologist

Werner ForssmannWerner Forssmann
29 August 1904, German
Military physician, Surgeon, Urologist,

Bernadine HealyBernadine Healy
04 August 1944, American
Cardiologist

Robert LefkowitzRobert Lefkowitz
15 April 1943, American
Physician
Jean-Marie LustigerJean-Marie Lustiger
17 September 1926, French
Theologian, Writer, Catholic priest

Frank PantridgeFrank Pantridge
03 October 1916, British, Northern Irish
Physician

George A. SheehanGeorge A. Sheehan
05 November 1918, American
Officer, Cardiologist

Paul ZollPaul Zoll
15 July 1911, American
Cardiologist
Meyer FriedmanMeyer Friedman
13 July 1910, American
Cardiologist

James MackenzieJames Mackenzie
12 April 1853, Scottish
Cardiologist
Robert Coleman AtkinsRobert Coleman Atkins
17 October 1930, American
Cardiologist