Patient Spotlight Archive — Page 6 of 11
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January 12, 2023
Expandable prosthesis gives young patient more mobility
To treat the osteosarcoma in his left leg, Dominic Gamez, 7, and his family chose to have a magnetic expandable prosthesis implanted that can be manipulated to grow incrementally as the child grows. -
October 31, 2022
VUMC nurse Kendra Kilgore received a liver transplant as a teenager. Then her teenage daughter needed one, too.
Kendra's experince helped her daughter Carissa: "I was able to explain to her from a first-hand view what it was like, not as a nurse, but as someone who went through it." -
September 29, 2022
Patient journeys from South Africa for lung transplant
Mervyn Joseph, who searched the world over for the best place to be considered for lung transplant, is thankful he found Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
September 15, 2022
Patient’s care journey included LVAD, bariatric surgery, transplant
When Veronica Llamas-Barajas received a heart transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in April, it was the culmination of a seven-year journey. -
August 11, 2022
A story of family and faith: Jennifer received a kidney transplant. The donor was Capri, who is married to Dennis. Jennifer is Dennis’ ex-wife. It’s complicated.
The extended family has grown closer as a result of Capri's generosity. She says her faith led her to the decision. -
May 6, 2022
Janet Darnell received a lifesaving lung transplant. Five months later she received lifesaving surgery for colon cancer. She calls herself a “walking miracle.”
Without the lung transplant, the cancer may never have been detected. -
April 25, 2022
Multiple sclerosis, lung cancer, and 50 marathons: Aaron Hawkins about to reach amazing milestone
"He has been a blessing and role model for so many," his doctor Jonathan Nesbitt says.