Dr. Thomas Starzl was a pioneering transplant surgeon known as the "Father of Modern Organ Transplantation." He performed the first successful liver transplant and introduced breakthrough immunosuppressive therapies.

He introduced the use of cyclosporine and later tacrolimus (FK506), which drastically reduced organ rejection and revolutionized transplant outcomes worldwide.

Dr. Starzl performed the world’s first human liver transplant in 1963 at the University of Colorado.

By training hundreds of surgeons and creating a model transplant program in Pittsburgh, his influence spread across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Tacrolimus is a powerful immunosuppressant introduced by Dr. Starzl in 1987. It became the cornerstone drug in organ transplant immunosuppression.