Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
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February 17, 2022
Patient’s donation triggers chain of kidney transplants
Mary Marlowe couldn’t have known it at the time, but her decision in January 2021 to give a kidney to a total stranger would set off a chain reaction that would result in four people getting kidneys in one week in September 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. -
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 1, 2020
Transplant program reaches milestone 10,000th procedure
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has completed its 10,000th organ transplant, a monumental achievement representing nearly 60 years of life-saving work. -
August 26, 2020
Kidney transplant patient returns home to joyous reverse parade
Lee Foster's friends and neighbors smiled, waved, honked and enjoyed cake pops -
May 27, 2020
Forbes named new chief of Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Rachel Forbes, MD, MBA, associate professor of Surgery, has been appointed chief of the Division of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation in the Department of Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, effective June 1. -
October 30, 2019
VUMC reaches milestone 6,000th kidney transplant
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center recently celebrated its 6,000th kidney transplant. -
September 30, 2019
Her dad needed a kidney; hers didn’t match. But through paired donation, her dad got a kidney and so did another person in need.
Her blood type was B and his was A. So they went to Plan B.