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100yearsagonews.bsky.social
March 11, 1926: Thomas Starzl, the surgeon who performed the first liver transplant in 1963, is born in Le Mars, Iowa. He also led the research resulting in the first anti-rejection drugs to make many other transplants possible.
Starzl in 1986 (died 2017) Starzl (left) and an assistant performing a liver transplant in 1978
March 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
sfencyclopedia.bsky.social
SP Meek sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/meek_s_p was born and RF Starzl sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starzl... died on this day (8th): some early 1930s story illustrations, 1-3 written by Meek, 4 by Starzl (Artist: HW Wesso, Frank R Paul, Leo Morey and Lumen Winter). 3 for "Troyana"; 4 for "The Last Planet":
April 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
sfencyclopedia.bsky.social
RF Starzl sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starzl... was born on this day (8th), so here's some interior magazine art for his 1931 stories (Artist: M Marchioni, Frank R Paul, M Marchioni, HW Wesso):
December 10, 2024 at 11:29 PM
asgvisalaw.bsky.social
The next Thomas Starzl and the next Jonas Salk will die on the vine.
February 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
sfencyclopedia.bsky.social
RF Starzl [SFE entry: sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/starzl... ] died on this day (8th), so here's some interior magazine art (Artist: [uncredited], HW Wesso, Csabo and M Marchioni ). 2nd for "Madness of the Dust":
April 8, 2024 at 11:05 PM
michaelandrewyu.bsky.social
Really fantastic Starzl lecture by Dr. Lisa Van Wagner about life after transplant and survivorship!
November 20, 2024 at 1:58 AM
wczapiewski.eurosky.social
Dzisiaj kartka z kalendarza i kolejna rocznica pierwszego na świecie udanego przeszczepienia wątroby (23.07.1967). Autor tego dokonania już w 1963 podjął próbę transplantacji u dziecka. Niestety, zakończyła się ona niepowodzeniem.
Thomas E.Starzl - strona o nim: www.starzl.pitt.edu/index.html
The Official Dr. Thomas E. Starzl Web Site
The official web site of Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, who is known to most as the “father of modern transplantation”. This site is the gateway to information about the historic medical career of Thomas ...
www.starzl.pitt.edu
July 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
spillygal.bsky.social
I had to watch The Pitt to learn about Freedom House Ambulance Service, and reading the Wikipedia article enraged me. My city! A Pitt physician! And I never knew about it!! Why do I know about Salk and Starzl and not FHAS?

Qwhyte suspect.
April 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
emha.bsky.social
Das wird richtig schlimm.
Ich bedauere meine ehemaligen Kolleg:innen an der Universität Pittsburgh mit dem Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institut.
Deutschland hat von den Pionierarbeiten in der Transplantation unglaublich profitiert. In surgery, research usw.😐
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February 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
joehuggins.bsky.social
Again, research at Veterans Administration was related to this work in that the first successful liver transplant occurred at the Denver VA in 1963. And many early kidney transplants we also done by Dr Thomas Starzl
department.va.gov/history/100-...
Object 83: First Liver Transplantation at VA Hospital - VA History
Prior 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 trans...
department.va.gov
May 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
awhspeed.bsky.social
LOL, my first grant in 2017 was for $33k a year. It took considerable more than 4 pages to apply for. This is from "The Puzzle People" by Thomas Starzl, a book I must re-read soon.
If you don't know who Thomas Starzl was, he's a fascinating character.
An excerpt from a book, saying that in 1958 grantmanship was primitive, and the author obtained a NIH grant of $30,000 a year with a four page application.
July 22, 2026 at 12:37 AM
alroth.bsky.social
I'll be speaking Sunday at the American Transplant Congress, on kidney exchange. It will be hard to squeeze in all the recent developments in my half hour, including current controversies.
#econsky #medicine
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/06/star...
Starzl Lecture: "The Economics of Kidney Exchange," Sunday at the American Transplant Congress in Boston
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June 19, 2026 at 10:12 AM
starfarerscafe.bsky.social
FREE story at Starfarer's Cafe! Can a man trapped on the planet Inra survive until a rescue ship arrives?
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The Planet of Dread
R. F. Starzl hasn’t been in the café for decades, but he stopped by late last week and regaled diners with this incredible tale of Mark Forepaugh, who finds himself trapped on the planet Inra. Can …
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March 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
starfarerscafe.bsky.social
FREE story at Starfarer's Cafe! Can a man trapped on the planet Inra survive until a rescue ship arrives?
#SciFiReads #specfic #sciencefiction #sciencefictionbooks #sff #sffchat #scifisky #speculativefiction
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The Planet of Dread
R. F. Starzl hasn’t been in the café for decades, but he stopped by late last week and regaled diners with this incredible tale of Mark Forepaugh, who finds himself trapped on the planet Inra. Can …
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September 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
jaynine.bsky.social
We always had to at Starzl.
February 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
starfarerscafe.bsky.social
NEW STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! Can a man trapped on a planet survive until a rescue ship arrives?
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The Planet of Dread
R. F. Starzl hasn’t been in the café for decades, but he stopped by late last week and regaled diners with this incredible tale of Mark Forepaugh, who finds himself trapped on the planet Inra. Can …
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February 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
sfencyclopedia.bsky.social
RF Starzl was born on this day, so here's some magazine artwork (Artist: Frank R Paul, HW Wesso, HW Wesso and Leo Morey). Going by the story's interior illustration, the 1st image illustrates Starz's story "Out of the Sub-Universe". The 2nd is for "Madness of the Dust", 4th for "The Globoid Terror":
December 10, 2023 at 10:08 PM
ingomargirl.bsky.social
www.post-gazette.com/news/health/...
Pittsburgh pioneer: The country’s first Black woman transplant surgeon trained under Thomas Starzl
In the mid-1980s, Velma Scantlebury arrived in Pittsburgh. She wanted to be a pediatric surgeon, but needed more research experience to strengthen her...
www.post-gazette.com
February 23, 2026 at 2:25 AM
emha.bsky.social
Ich habe in Pittsburgh schon Anfang der 90iger im BMST auf dem Unicampus gearbeitet, niemand wollte dort zurück zur Stahlindustrie,Kohle.
Die haben ihre Stadt mit F&E,Dienstleistung im Pflege- oder Medizinsektor umgebaut. Starzl war einer der pioneers in der Transplantation,von der D profitiert.😋
July 22, 2024 at 8:51 AM
starfarerscafe.bsky.social
FREE story at Starfarer's Cafe! Can a man trapped on the planet Inra survive until a rescue ship arrives?
#scifireaders #SciFiReads #specfic #sciencefiction #sciencefictionbooks #sff #sffchat #scifisky #amwritingscifi #amwritingsciencefiction #speculativefiction
The Planet of Dread
R. F. Starzl hasn’t been in the café for decades, but he stopped by late last week and regaled diners with this incredible tale of Mark Forepaugh, who finds himself trapped on the planet Inra. Can …
starfarerscafe.com
June 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
mph54.bsky.social
1967- OTD at the University of Colorado Med Ctr, Dr. Tom Starzl performed the first successful liver transplant in a child. Starzl later moved on to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Ctr transforming it into a premier transplant center. A true medical giant!🎉⚕️👏🏻
A statue of Tom Starzl, MD on the Iniversity of Pittsburgh campus
July 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
geoffhutchison.net
Starzl's name is, not surprisingly, all over Pitt's campus including the organ transplant center. There's a statue of him on a bench near the Cathedral of Learning sponsored by his wife:

www.utimes.pitt.edu/news/starzl-...
Starzl Statue at Home Outside of Cathedral of Learning
A statue of renowned transplant surgeon Dr. Thomas Starzl was unveiled in June outside of the Cathedral of Learning.
www.utimes.pitt.edu
July 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
starfarerscafe.bsky.social
FREE story at Starfarer's Cafe! Can a man trapped on the planet Inra survive until a rescue ship arrives?
#scifireaders #SciFiReads #specfic #sciencefiction #sciencefictionbooks #sff #sffchat #scifisky #amwritingscifi #amwritingsciencefiction #speculativefiction
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The Planet of Dread
R. F. Starzl hasn’t been in the café for decades, but he stopped by late last week and regaled diners with this incredible tale of Mark Forepaugh, who finds himself trapped on the planet Inra. Can …
starfarerscafe.com
July 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
aliciaault.bsky.social
Some 20 years ago (or more), I interviewed Tom Starzl at his office at the U of Pitt about this strange concept, "immune tolerance" for an article for @wired.com

Starzl, a transplant pioneer, was convinced this was possible.

#Medsky #immunology #surgery
New Treatment Lets 3 Transplant Patients Halt Anti-Rejection Drugs
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2026 at 6:46 PM
jillplev.bsky.social
gearing up for starzl & split this week which means yeah, you might see some pediatric liver transplant content. 🤓✌️
April 28, 2025 at 11:29 PM