{"id":2374,"date":"2012-10-25T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2374"},"modified":"2015-01-08T16:36:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T21:36:17","slug":"dr-thomas-starzl-sleeps-in-an-ambulance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/10\/25\/dr-thomas-starzl-sleeps-in-an-ambulance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Thomas Starzl\u00a0sleeps in an ambulance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Photo by John Kaplan, Pittsburgh Press) <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Feb. 26, 1985<\/strong><\/em>:\u00a0A physician and professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Thomas Starzl pioneered in the field of liver transplantation. He performed his first transplant surgery in 1963 in Denver, Colo. His art put Pitt on the map as one of the leading organ transplant centers in the world.<\/p>\n

The Pittsburgh Press called him \u201ca jet-setter with a cause.\u201d He travelled a lot to save people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

One of many extraordinary life-saving stories is that of Juan Pablo Reymond, a 58-year-old lawyer from Santiago, Chile. Se\u00f1or Reymond\u2019s family brought him to Pittsburgh for help because they were told Dr. Thomas Starzl was \u201cthe best.\u201d Raymond needed a liver transplant.<\/p>\n

The ordeal was long and seemed impossible, according to The Pittsburgh Press. \u201cIt began when Mary Ann Palumbi, transplant coordinator for Presby, discovered there was a potential donor for the hospital\u2019s transplant patient in Chicago. With a team of surgeons, Starzl flew to Chicago to perform the necessary operation and bring the precious organ back with them. But when they arrived, they found that the liver was not \u2018harvestable,\u2019 as experts in the transplant business say.\u201d<\/p>\n

“The disappointed physicians came back to Pittsburgh – and almost immediately received word of another potential donor in Winston-Salem, N.C. The team flew there in a private jet, and this time they got what they wanted.”<\/p>\n

This photo of a sleeping Dr. Starzl was taken in an ambulance on its way to the North Carolina airport for the return to Pittsburgh and the transplant. He slept for five minutes.<\/p>\n

“There was no time for anyone to sleep when the surgical group arrived home,” The Pittsburgh Press reported. “Without resting, they donned operating gowns and began operation\u2026 By the time he met the press, Starzl was moving into his third day without sleep.”\u00a0The operation was successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A physician and professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Thomas Starzl pioneered in the field of liver transplantation. <\/p>\n

Look at the picturesDr. Thomas Starzl\u00a0sleeps in an ambulance<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1066],"tags":[964,980,1007,1035,1036,1258,1244,1050],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_mbfzgi6jiG1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C855&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2371,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/10\/25\/dr-thomas-starzl-performs-transplant-surgery\/","url_meta":{"origin":2374,"position":0},"title":"Dr. Thomas Starzl performs transplant surgery","date":"October 25, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Transplant pioneer Dr. Thomas Starzl has always downplayed his hero image.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_mbfznslY4Q1rr5swxo1_400.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2173,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/12\/31\/pittsburghers-party-on-new-years-eve\/","url_meta":{"origin":2374,"position":1},"title":"Pittsburghers party on New Year\u2019s Eve","date":"December 31, 2012","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Remember December of 1985?","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/tumblr_mfcjqdSChO1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C791&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":364,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2014\/08\/13\/market-square-pittsburghs-original-gathering-space\/","url_meta":{"origin":2374,"position":2},"title":"Market Square: Pittsburgh\u2019s original gathering space","date":"August 13, 2014","format":"gallery","excerpt":"The area has remained Pittsburgh\u2019s restless epicenter.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_na7pdb9XsD1rr5swxo6_r1_1280.jpg?fit=1200%2C749&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1270,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2013\/10\/25\/stanley-turrentine-pittsburgh-born-jazz-great\/","url_meta":{"origin":2374,"position":3},"title":"Stanley Turrentine, Pittsburgh-born jazz great","date":"October 25, 2013","format":"gallery","excerpt":"Stanley Turrentine grew up around music.","rel":"","context":"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/tumblr_mv6v21X6Mx1rr5swxo1_1280-e1418782050385.jpg?fit=1200%2C832&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9320,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2019\/01\/18\/pittsburgh-snow-old-photos-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":2374,"position":4},"title":"Stuck cars and snow angels: Photos of past Pittsburgh snow storms","date":"January 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Pittsburghers have enjoyed an unusually\u00a0mild winter so far this year. 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