Transplant Surgeons Share International Medical Prize

The winners were Sir Roy Calne, a liver transplant surgeon at the University of Cambridge (UK); Norman Shumway, a heart transplant surgeon at Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA, USA); and Thomas E. Starzl, a transplant surgeon who has transplanted many different organs at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PA, USA).

The awards were presented at a formal ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 17. The three winners shared the cash prize of US$200,000 and each received a gold medal. The prize is awarded each year. Nominations are accepted from relevant institutions and organizations around the world.