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In memoriam

Remembering Professor Chris F. Heyns

Nature Reviews Urology volume 11, pages 551–552 (2014)Cite this article

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The international and African urology communities lost a great academic leader and mentor when Professor Chris Heyns died suddenly on 2nd August 2014. He chaired a meeting as President of the South African Urology Association (SAUA) just hours before his death, making the shock of losing him even more intense.

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  1. Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, 7550, Tygerberg, South Africa

    André van der Merwe & Amir Zarrabi

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van der Merwe, A., Zarrabi, A. Remembering Professor Chris F. Heyns. Nat Rev Urol 11, 551–552 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2014.246

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