Question : Dr. Thomas Starzl , the world’s first eminent liver transplant surgeon, died recently . He was from –
(a) Japan
(b) America
(c) Canada
(d) Germany
Answer:(b)
Related Fact :
- On March 4, 2017, eminent American surgeon Dr. Thomas Starzl passed away at Pittsburgh. He was of 90.
- Dr. Thomas is known as the “Father of Transplantation”.
- He performed the world’s first liver transplant in 1963 and the first successful liver transplant in 1967.
- He also introduced anti-lymphocyte globulin and cyclosporine to prevent organ rejection and in 1989, announced the first-time use of FK506 (tacrolimus) as a more effective anti-rejection agent.
Reference:
http://www.news.pitt.edu/news/starzl
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/05/liver-transplant-dr-thomas-starzl-dies/98788710/