Transplant
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January 13, 2022
Eighteen years ago Kanisha Sizemore got a new kidney and pancreas. With her job in the Transplant Pharmacy she gives patients hope and perspective.
“Being a transplant recipient is a blessing, but it is also life changing in several ways." -
December 15, 2021
Down syndrome patient celebrates anniversary of novel transplant
Vanderbilt patient Joe Eitl was among the first patients in the country with Down syndrome to undergo a heart and liver transplant. -
December 9, 2021
Mary Marlowe decided to donate one of her kidneys. Four people received transplants as a result.
“It is amazing to see all the pieces come together from one person’s generosity.” -
October 7, 2021
Study seeks to improve kidney transplant outcomes among Black patients
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August 26, 2021
Family’s gift celebrates those who make transplants possible
All Coleen Leszczynski ever wanted was to be normal. Born with a congenital heart disease (CHD), she labored to breathe, having only three-quarters the oxygen capacity of a healthy person. Still, she fought to live, serving as a cardiac nurse in her native Philadelphia area for more than 16 years. She wanted to help people like her. -
August 20, 2021
There is a bell on the transplant unit. It rings in celebration — and memory
Coleen Leszczynski's family dedicated the bell, to be rung every time a transplant patient leaves the hospital -
August 19, 2021
Transplant Pharmacy’s Osman donates kidney to former boss
Over the last two years at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Transplant Pharmacy technician Sarah Osman, CPhT, has become very familiar with the process of organ transplantation.