Thomas Starzl - Father of Liver Transplantation

Trenches in Transplant Surgery · Jun 15, 2025 · 12m

• Thomas Starzl is widely regarded as the father of liver transplantation, based on his pioneering work.

• He performed the first human liver transplant in 1963 and the first successful one in 1967.

• Starzl developed key immunosuppression techniques, like cyclosporin, improving transplant success rates.

• His research on chimerism and animal-to-human transplants has shaped modern transplant medicine.