Background
Myburgh, Johannes Albertus was born on May 31, 1928 in Lindley, Orange Free State, South Africa. Son of Johannes Albertus Senior and Eileen (Richter) Myburgh.
Myburgh, Johannes Albertus was born on May 31, 1928 in Lindley, Orange Free State, South Africa. Son of Johannes Albertus Senior and Eileen (Richter) Myburgh.
Bachelor of Medicine ChB, University Cape Town, South Africa, 1950. Chairman, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1966. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1996.
Doctor of Medicine (honorary), Free State University, 1994.
Surgeon, U. Witwatersrand, Transvaal Provincial Administration, Johannesburg, 1959-1967; professor surgery, U. Witwatersrand, Transvaal Provincial Administration, Johannesburg, 1967-1977; head department surgery, U. Witwatersrand, Transvaal Provincial Administration, Johannesburg, 1977-1994. Director South African Medical Research Council U. Witwatersrand Transplantation Research Unit, Johannesburg.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, American College of Physicians, Royal College Surgeons England, Royal College Surgeons of Edinburgh, American Surgical Association, Royal Society South Africa, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Member College Medicine South Africa (associate founder, president 1986-1989), Association Surgeons South Africa (president 1984-1986), Surgical Research Society South Africa (president 1974-1976), South African Transplantation Society (president 1970-1972), International Federation Surgical Colleges (executive committee 1983-1989).
Married Edith Helen Alexander, December 8, 1956 (deceased April 1988). Children: Johan Alexander, Jacqueline Helen, Sandra Eileen. Married Marie-Louise Mullan, February 13, 1993.