kidney transplant

Age no barrier for patient’s transplant surgery success

The old adage that age is just a number actually became a lifesaver for 71-year-old Rex Parton.

Transplant Center opening clinic in Alabama

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) is expanding its footprint into Alabama with the opening of a satellite pre-transplant evaluation clinic for kidney patients.

Transplant highlights strong bond between police officers

For 17 years Sgt. Burrel “Chip” Davis has answered the call to help his community.

Radio show helped spark woman’s decision to donate

Misty Roberts routinely tunes into three Christian radio stations and has a habit of switching from one to another when the chatter begins. But one day last fall she didn’t touch the dial during a segment about the thousands of people waiting for life-saving kidney transplants.

By Jessica Pasley

January 23, 2014

Altruistic donor chain enhances transplant options

Thanks to a series of altruistic donations that began in Colorado, three people who were waiting for a kidney received a life-saving transplant, including a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.