# @upmchealthbeat on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BRbGD4ijaxw
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20936314-upmchealthbeat-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/7cf26154a5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2017-03-09T16:02:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UPMC (@upmchealthbeat) — https://gondola.cc/upmchealthbeat

## Caption

A pioneer who advanced #organtransplant from a risky, rare procedure to an accessible surgery for the neediest patients, Dr. Thomas Starzl, "the father of modern transplantation" died last Saturday at his home in Pittsburgh at the age of 90.

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## Tags

organtransplant

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