The Vanderbilt Transplant Center established a new record in calendar year 2021 for total solid organ transplants, performing 645 life-saving procedures among its adult and pediatric organ transplant programs.

David Erasmus, MBChB, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center earlier this month as medical director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program.

“Being a transplant recipient is a blessing, but it is also life changing in several ways."

"Not only do they care about the patients they see today, but they’re continuously improving their environment and their practice to better take care of the patients of tomorrow."

"His steady voice and hand has modulated the emotional ups and downs each of us has experienced."

Vanderbilt University Medical Center placed highly in several national rankings and was honored with numerous awards during the past year.

Vanderbilt patient Joe Eitl was among the first patients in the country with Down syndrome to undergo a heart and liver transplant.