In the United States died the father of modern transplantation Thomas Starzl
American surgeon Thomas Starzl that first transplanted human liver, has died at the age of 90 years in the United States.
This was reported on the website of the University of Pittsburgh, where a doctor taught the last 35 years.
Thomas Starzl (March 11, 1926 — March 3, 2017) — American transplant surgeon, scientist, founder of modern transplantation. He performed the first liver transplant in humans, he developed techniques of immunosuppressive therapy, the technique of multi-organ withdrawal of donor organs. Known as “the father of modern transplantation”.