During a recent follow-up examination, Dr. Kenneth Johnson checked the flexibility of patient Juanita Davis’ “new” ankle, which was replaced with a prosthesis like the one pictured below. (photos by Dana Johnson)
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, international experts in the field of transplantation will be at VUMC to take part in a special scientific program to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center.
The program, "Transplantation 2000," will be held in 208 Light Hall from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Speakers will include:
• U.S. Sen. Bill Frist; on “Medicare: What to Expect;”
• Dr. Roger Jenkins, of Harvard University, on "Living related and Split-Liver Transplantation;"
• Roger Evans, Ph.D., of the Mayo Clinic, on "Money for Nothing: The Outcomes Aren't Free;"
• Dr. Richard Burt, of Northwestern University, on "Frontiers of Stem Cell Transplantation: Treating Autoimmune Disease;"
• Dr. C. Wright Pinson, professor of Surgery and surgical director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, on "Quality of Life Outcomes After Different Types of Transplantation;"
• Dr. J. Harold Helderman, professor of Medicine and Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Transplant Center, on "The New Paradigm Shift in Immunosuppression;"
• Dr. Richard Norris Pierson III, assistant professor of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, on "Xenotransplantation: The Future?;"
• Dr. Davis C. Drinkwater Jr., William S. Stoney Jr. Professor and Chair of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, on "Extending Donor Options for Heart Transplantation."