Vanderbilt Transplant Center Archive — Page 5 of 16

Seth Karp sits at a reception table wearing a dark suit, glasses, and a lanyard, with people in white coats standing behind him.
February 5, 2024

Reception for Seth Karp recognizes leadership and commitment to Transplant Center

Cameron and Krissy Campbell sit together with two young children in a clinic-like room; Cameron holds the older child, while Krissy holds the baby. The family smiles toward the camera.
February 5, 2024

Vanderbilt performs its first pediatric living donor liver transplant

Young Cameron Campbell recently became the first pediatric patient to receive a living donor liver transplant at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
A surgical team in blue gowns and masks performs an operation in a hospital operating room, with instruments arranged on a covered table and medical equipment surrounding the patient.
February 2, 2024

Novel device helps extend window of time to preserve hearts donated after cardiac death

In the first such procedure, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has transplanted a DCD (donation after cardiac death) heart using XVIVO Heart Assist Transport (XHAT), a novel cold organ perfusion device.

By Matt Batcheldor
Masked surgical team in blue gowns and caps gathered around a draped operating table in an operating room, with surgical lights and a patient-monitoring screen visible.
January 31, 2024

Record year for the Vanderbilt Transplant Center saves 739 lives

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center established a new record in calendar year 2023 for total solid organ transplants, performing 739 lifesaving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant programs.

By Matt Batcheldor
Two adults pose beside a smiling young woman reclining in a hospital bed, with medical equipment and cabinets visible in the room.
January 31, 2024

Girl’s surgery was 100th pediatric liver transplant at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

17-year-old Lucy Scherba’s liver transplant represented a new milestone for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Jessica Pasley
VUMC NEWS logo in white lettering inside a cyan and yellow outlined square on a blue gradient background.
December 19, 2023

Vanderbilt Transplant Center, Deaconess Health System partner to open new clinic in Newburgh, Indiana

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center has partnered with Deaconess Health System to open a new clinic in Newburgh, Indiana — Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s first in the Hoosier State.

By Matt Batcheldor