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Bookmark or Share- First successful liver transplant - Veterans AffairsDr. Thomas E. Starzl, who passed away in 2017 at age 90, was a VA transplant surgeon and research scientist for more than 50 years. He began his VA career in the 1950s as a resident surgeon in the Chicago VA Medical Center, and went on to serve at the Denver and later the Pittsburgh VA medical centers.
- Object 83: First Liver Transplantation at VA HospitalPrior to the 1960s, liver failure always ended in death. In May 1963, however, Dr. Thomas E. Starzl made medical history at the VA hospital in Denver, Colorado, when he performed the first liver transplantation on a patient who survived the operation. Starzl's continued to refine his procedure, becoming a leading expert on liver transplants. The success rate for early transplants wasn't ...
- The Official Dr. Thomas E. Starzl Web SiteThe Official Dr. Thomas E. Starzl Web site is the gateway to information about the historic medical career of Thomas Earl Starzl, whose multiple innovations in surgery and immunology changed the face of modern medicine.
- Obituary of Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhDDr. Starzl died at home on March 4, 2017, after a brief illness. His legacy lives in the advances that have aided millions of patients, trained thousands of healthcare providers, and established a discipline that transformed medicine and science.
- The Official Dr. Thomas E. Starzl Web Site - Thomas StarzlThomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph. D. Beginning in 1958, Thomas Earl Starzl added a new dimension to the practice of medicine by inventing or improving experimental organ transplant operations and ultimately making these procedures broadly applicable in humans.
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