Pitt to Host Thomas Starzl Appearance and Book Signing Jan. 22
PITTSBURGH— Thomas Starzl, pioneer in human organ transplantation and author of the famed The Puzzle People: Memoirs of a Transplant Surgeon (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1992, 2003), will sign copies of his book at noon Jan. 22 at the University of Pittsburgh Book Center, 4000 Fifth Ave., Oakland. The book recently was released in paperback.
In his book, Starzl eloquently recounts the history of this miraculous field of transplantation, its major players, and the legal and ethical issues that surround it. His medical genius and contributions to the sometimes-controversial procedures have been acknowledged and acclaimed worldwide.
The paperback edition features a new epilogue that brings readers up-to-date on developments in transplant surgery. Starzl is professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and, until 1998, was director of the Transplantation Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
Sponsored by The Book Center and the University of Pittsburgh Press, the event is free and open to the public.
For more information, call Monica Rattigan at 412-648-1453.
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