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
Christiaan BarnardChristiaan Barnard
08 November 1922, South African
Cardiac Surgeon

Magdi YacoubMagdi Yacoub
16 November 1935, Egyptian, British
Heart 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

Hasnat KhanHasnat Khan
01 April 1959, British
Cardiologist

George PellGeorge Pell
08 June 1941, Australian
Theologian, Catholic priest

Joseph AlliluyevJoseph Alliluyev
22 May 1945, Russian
Cardiologist
Jean-Marie LustigerJean-Marie Lustiger
17 September 1926, French
Theologian, Writer, Catholic priest

Wouter BassonWouter Basson
06 July 1950, South African
Cardiologist
Jaime SinJaime Sin
31 August 1928, Filipino
Catholic priest

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

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