Thomas Starzl, liver transplant pioneer and drug researcher, dies aged 90

University of Pittsburgh says doctor who carried out first transplant and gave baboon livers to humans 'died peacefully' at home on Saturday

Thomas Starzl, who performed the first liver transplant and was the driving force behind the world's first baboon-to-human liver transplants and research on anti-rejection drugs, has died. He was 90.

The University of Pittsburgh, speaking on behalf of Starzl's family, said the renowned doctor had "died peacefully" on Saturday at his home in Pittsburgh.