Apple CEO Steve Jobs Returns to Work

After six weeks of medical leave, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work on a part-time basis, a company spokesman told ABC News.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is seen delivering the MacWorld Expo keynote address in this September 2008 file photo, in San Francisco, Calif. Jobs has returned to work after a six month leave and liver transplant.

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"Steve is back to work. He is currently at Apple a few days a week and is working from home the remaining days. We are very glad to have him back," the spokesman said.

In mid-January, Jobs said in an e-mail to Apple employees that he would take a medical leave of absence from the company.

"Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well," Jobs wrote in the e-mail. "In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought."

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Tim Cook, Apple's chief operating officer, assumed chief executive responsibilities in Jobs' absence.

Jobs Had Liver Transplant Two Months Ago

Last week, the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute confirmed Jobs had a liver transplant and was recovering well. The hospital's statement came after several days of intense speculation about his health.

In the statement, Dr. James Eason, the program director and chief of transplantation, did not say when the operation occurred, but said that Jobs "is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis."

The announcement was made with Jobs' permission, according to the statement.

The hospital statement also explained how Jobs qualified for the transplant.

"Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantation for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant Institute policies and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policies," the statement said.