Prometheus 6

Quote of note:

"Hamilton Naki had better technical skills than I did," Dr. Barnard said in an interview quoted in The Daily Telegraph of London this week. "He was a better craftsman than me, especially when it came to stitching, and had very good hands."

But because of his race, Mr. Naki's role in the world's first heart transplant remained unknown for years.

"If Hamilton had had the opportunity to perform, he would have probably become a brilliant surgeon," Dr. Barnard told The Associated Press in 1993.

Hamilton Naki, 78, Self-Taught Surgeon, Dies
By MARGALIT FOX