Most transplant patients consider the procedure their “second chance at life.” But Janice Reeg, a Pittsburgh native who received three separate transplants in the past… Read more
Category: living donor transplant
A Celebration 20 Years in the Making
It was a hot summer day when the first liver transplant in Sicily was performed at UPMC-managed ISMETT. That day 20 years ago changed the… Read more
How UPMC is Expanding its Living-Donor Liver Transplant Program
A patient in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, area needs a liver transplant. Up until about a year ago, the only option was to wait for a… Read more
NOW – Episode 12
The 12th episode of NOW introduces you to a woman who saved the life of a stranger, welcomes the future of wheeled mobility and assistive… Read more
Ohio native reflects on becoming an altruistic living-liver donor
“What made you want to donate?” This is a question I was frequently asked before, during and after my living-donor liver transplant surgery. I often… Read more