Transplant Archive — Page 10 of 22
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May 4, 2022
Liver transplant program marks 30th anniversary
This May, the Vanderbilt Transplant Center is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first liver transplant. -
April 13, 2022
Additional COVID vaccine helps protect transplant patients
Additional booster doses of vaccine against COVID-19 are particularly important for those who are immunosuppressed, namely those who have had solid organ transplants, a new study shows. -
April 7, 2022
Transplant Pharmacy program helps track medication adherence
A computer program developed by VUMC transplant pharmacists and pharmacy IT technicians is helping patients adhere to the often-strict medication regimens required after undergoing a transplant. -
April 6, 2022
Schaefer named Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center medical director
Heidi Schaefer, MD, has been named medical director of the Adult Solid Organ Transplant Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
March 24, 2022
Mohammad to direct Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center
Saeed Mohammad, MD, MS, has been named director of the Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Center at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. -
March 14, 2022
Not taking her medications could have cost a patient her life. A new Transplant Pharmacy program found her in the nick of time.
Transplant Pharmacy uses a new computer program to find patients who need medication reminders -
February 24, 2022
Heart/liver transplant gives congenital heart disease patient new hope
Last year, Liz Barnett became one of seven people at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to receive a combined heart/liver transplant in 2021.