Vanderbilt Transplant Center Archive — Page 9 of 16

Anna Lorenz, a woman with long blonde hair wearing a burgundy top, stands in a bright hospital walkway.
November 13, 2020

VUMC employee attends honor walk for her brother, becomes passionate organ donation advocate

Her brother Taylor’s death was heartbreaking, but Anna Lorenz is determined to inspire others with his example

By Matt Batcheldor
Liver transplant donor Sam Burnett with surgical team members, from left, Lee Gordon, MD, Lea Matsuoka, MD, Sophoclis Alexopoulos, MD, Martin Montenovo, MD, Ahlie Kerr, RN, and Joseph Awad, MD.
October 15, 2020

Living liver donor program performs first transplant

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center’s newly launched living liver donor program allows relatives to donate part of their liver to their loved one, something only possible at select centers in the country.

By Matt Batcheldor
Portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie against a brown background.
October 14, 2020

Bacchetta named associate chair of Thoracic Surgery

Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, MA, associate professor of Thoracic Surgery, has been named associate chair of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, effective Sept. 1.

By Jill Clendening
A surgical team in blue gowns, masks, and caps performs an operation around a draped patient in a brightly lit operating room, with surgical equipment and monitors surrounding them.
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.

By Matt Batcheldor
Portrait of a smiling man wearing sunglasses on top of his head and a light blue collared shirt.
September 25, 2020

In memory of Kyle

Last year, an honor walk for paramedic Kyle Fisher went viral. Now, his mother, a nurse at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital, is promoting organ donation in his memory.

By Matt Batcheldor
Members of the heart transplant perfusion and recovery team pose with the TransMedics system used to preserve organs during transport. From left are Ashish Shah, MD, Harry Moneypenny, CCP, LCP, Matthew Warhoover, MS, CCP, LCP, Jordan Hoffman, MD, Kyle Rider, CCP, Joey Lepore, RN, CCP, LCP, and Marina Mailyan, MS, CCP, LCP.
August 26, 2020

Four heart transplants performed in whirlwind 48 hours

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center’s cardiac surgeons transplanted four hearts in one 48-hour stretch in August, thanks to VUMC’s perfusion and organ recovery teams traveling more than 4,000 miles across the country to obtain the donor organs.

By Matt Batcheldor