Thomas Starzl

Broschiertes Buch

The Puzzle People

Memoirs of a Transplant Surgeon

Beschreibung

A pioneer in human organ transplantation eloquently recounts the history of this miraculous field, its major players, and the legal and ethical issues that surround it. Features a new Epilogue that brings readers up-to-date on developments in transplantation.

Autor

Thomas E. Starzl is Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Among his numerous international awards and honors, Starzl is the recipient of the 2012 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for his pioneering work in the field of liver transplantation. He has presided over both the International Transplant Society and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. In 1987 Starzl founded the Transplant Recipients International Organization, and is donating the royalties from the sale of The Puzzle People to this and other charities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 370
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 155mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780822958369
• ISBN-10: 0822958368
• Artikelnr.: 21088407