Transplant Archive — Page 4 of 22
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May 6, 2025
Donate Life Ceremony celebrates organ donors and their families
In addition to honoring organ donors and their families, the ceremony salutes hospital staff who care for donors and transplant recipients. -
May 1, 2025
Team from the Philippines visits to observe heart and lung transplant programs
The delegation is planning to establish a new heart transplant program in the Philippines, serving a population of 115 million people. -
April 8, 2025
Patient’s journey a beacon of hope to those facing a life-changing transplant
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. -
April 3, 2025
Tennessee’s first successful kidney transplant using new organ preservation technology performed at Vanderbilt University Hospital
The advanced preservation technology for kidney transplantation is designed to expand the donor pool. -
March 11, 2025
Thinking outside the (voice) box: VUMC surgeons have all the pieces in place for the complex puzzle of laryngeal transplantation
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. -
February 27, 2025
VUMC part of new study validating curative therapy for sickle cell disease
Of 38 adults with severe SCD who participated in the study, more than 97% no longer required immunosuppressive therapy one year after the transplant. -
February 25, 2025
Gatlin Winter was in the hospital recovering from a heart transplant. His wife Ashlynn was in labor with their first baby. Could he get to her side?
With the help of the team from Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, yes he could.