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Thomas Starzl

1926 - 2017

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Thomas Earl Starzl (March 11, 1926 – March 4, 2017) was an American physician, researcher, and expert on organ transplants. He performed the first human liver transplants, and has often been referred to as "the father of modern transplantation". A documentary, titled "Burden of Genius," covering the medical and scientific advances spearheaded by Starzl himself, was released to the public in 2017 in a series of screenings. Starzl also penned his autobiography, "The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon," which was published in 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Starzl is the 681st most popular physician (down from 662nd in 2019), the 11,347th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,831st in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Physician.

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Among physicians, Thomas Starzl ranks 681 out of 726. Before him are Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, Robert Spitzer, Angeliki Panagiotatou, Thomas C. Jerdon, Jenő Kamuti, and Jean Alexandre Barré. After him are Bennet Omalu, Sara Josephine Baker, Samuel George Morton, Samuel Gridley Howe, Abraham Jacobi, and Bert Vogelstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Thomas Starzl ranks 496. Before him are Bud Shank, Dionizije Dvornić, Misael Escuti, Aldo Ray, Beverly Garland, and Chuck Cooper. After him are David Tudor, Gulab Bai, Bob Sweikert, Paul Burke, John Clellon Holmes, and Tony Settember. Among people deceased in 2017, Thomas Starzl ranks 563. Before him are Zdravko Hebel, Ryszard Parulski, Peter Sallis, Nils Nilsson, George Steele, and Seija Simola. After him are Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov, Maria Verónica Reina, Erin Moran, William H. Gass, Carlos Gómez, and Aleksandr Salnikov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Starzl ranks 11,349 out of 20,380. Before him are Katie Cassidy (1986), Barbara Jordan (1936), Jay Hernandez (1978), Katherine Moennig (1977), Bert I. Gordon (1922), and Horatio Seymour (1810). After him are Walt Hansgen (1919), Patricia Canning Todd (1922), Bill Smith (1924), Harold J. Stone (1913), Paul Stookey (1937), and Elliott Nugent (1896).

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Among PHYSICIANS In United States

Among physicians born in United States, Thomas Starzl ranks 87. Before him are Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878), Denton Cooley (1920), Ellen S. Baker (1953), John Heysham Gibbon (1903), James Ewing (1866), and Robert Spitzer (1932). After him are Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Samuel George Morton (1799), Samuel Gridley Howe (1801), Bert Vogelstein (1949), Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865), and Joycelyn Elders (1933).

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