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Transplant surgery
October 24, 2013

Transplant Center sees surge in volumes

The Vanderbilt Transplant Center, one of the largest organ transplant programs in the Southeast, is on pace to surpass last year’s transplant totals with 254 solid organ transplantations to date.

By Jessica Pasley
Medical-style illustration of a red human heart within a translucent blue chest, with surrounding blood vessels visible.
October 9, 2013

Heart transplant links donor, recipient with different blood types

Pediatric cardiac surgeons at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt have performed the state’s first ABO incompatible heart transplant in a 2-month-old patient.

By Jessica Pasley
Portrait of Kelly Birdwell, M.D., with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a light blue top.
August 15, 2013

Transplant drug added to PREDICT program

Tacrolimus is essential for patients receiving new hearts, kidneys and other organ transplants. The drug suppresses the body’s immune system, helping to prevent rejection.

By Bill Snyder
Two men examine a signed black baseball bat onstage; a microphone and illuminated backdrop are visible behind them.
May 24, 2013

Stem Cell Transplant Survivors Reunion

By Doug Campbell
Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black top against a blue-gray background.
February 14, 2013

VUMC’s Hoy lands transplant provider award

Haley Hoy, Ph.D., ACNP, recently received the 2013 Advanced Transplant Provider Award from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) during its Winter Symposium.

By Jessica Pasley
Three medical professionals in white coats pose outdoors in front of trees. The center coat reads “Kathy Jabs, M.D.” and “Kidney Transplant Program”; the right coat identifies “David Shaffer, M.D.” The left person is identified in the metadata as J. Harold Helderman, M.D.
November 8, 2012

Kidney Transplantation Program celebrates 50 years

There are many reasons why David Shaffer, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplantation Program at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, loves his job.

By Jessica Pasley