The team used an Impella, a catheter-based miniature ventricular assist device. It offered the best chance of getting rising eighth-grader Van Sung to transplant.

The siblings, both recovering from surgery, admitted they were best friends, a bond that has grown even deeper since the transplant.

In addition to honoring organ donors and their families, the ceremony salutes hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients.

The delegation is planning to establish a new heart transplant program in the Philippines, serving a population of 115 million people.

Amanda Atkins is sharing her story to give hope to those facing a life-changing transplant and to give thanks to her organ donor who made it all possible.

The advanced preservation technology for kidney transplantation is designed to expand the donor pool.

Only a few laryngeal transplants have been successfully performed in the United States. Now, surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are ready for their first patient.