Magdi Yacoub - Performing The First Open Heart Surgery in Nigeria

Time: Thursday Jan 31, 1974

Place: Nigeria

Details: As a visiting professor to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Yacoub, Fabian Udekwu, C. H Anyanwu, FRCS and others performed the first open heart surgery in Nigeria in 1974.

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