Vanderbilt Transplant Center Archive — Page 14 of 16

Portrait of a smiling man wearing a white medical coat and patterned tie.
September 8, 2016

Proposed changes could impact liver transplant efforts

A new proposal under consideration by the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) that would change the way donated livers are distributed would negatively impact patients listed for liver transplantation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and across the Southeast, according to Seth Karp, M.D., H. William Scott Jr. Professor and chair of the Department of Surgery.

By Jessica Pasley
A woman sits beside a young boy in a hospital waiting area, gently holding his hand near his mouth. The boy wears a blue shirt and necklace, and the woman wears a white American-flag shirt with a red lanyard.
August 11, 2016

Timing, teamwork key for young liver transplant patient

Antwane Cole Jr., known as “AJ” to friends and family, began his summer playing football and enjoying his favorite superhero, Spiderman.

By Christina Echegaray
Smiling child with curly hair and a large white bow, wearing a lavender-blue shirt outdoors.
June 23, 2016

Girl’s dual heart, kidney transplants a VUMC first

Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently performed its first pediatric dual heart/kidney transplant on a 13-year-old girl from Chattanooga.

By Jessica Pasley
Two smiling women pose together outdoors. The older woman on the left wears glasses, a colorful beaded necklace, and a gray-and-pink sweater; the younger woman on the right wears a dark coat over a white shirt.
March 31, 2016

VUMC hosts Donate Life event

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will hold its seventh annual Donate Life Flag- Raising Ceremony on Thursday, April 7, as part of national Donate Life month.

By Jessica Pasley
Jeff Darnall sits in an infusion clinic, wearing a blue University of Kentucky cap and black Under Armour shirt, with medical equipment visible behind him.
February 25, 2016

Focus on care, quality drives heart transplant program

As the largest heart transplant program in the Southeast, the Vanderbilt Transplant Center is ranked No. 1 in volume for the combined adult and pediatric heart transplant program, according to the latest Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN) data.

By Jessica Pasley
In 1991, Julie Damon became the first person to receive a liver transplant at VUMC.
February 18, 2016

Liver transplant program celebrates 25 years of care

Twenty-five years ago, Julie Damon’s family was preparing to say their goodbyes. Comatose and on life support at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) with liver failure, the options for the 45-year-old wife and mother of two were slipping away.

By Jessica Pasley