Steven Belle, Ph.D., MSc.Hyg., co-director of the Epidemiology Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been named a Fellow… Read more
Category: living donor transplant
Son Gives Mom the Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift
Diane Muscarella suffered from liver disease for close to 10 years before she came to UPMC and learned she was an ideal candidate for a… Read more
A Second Chance: Dad Receives Living Donation from Son
For Richard Edwards, life was simple. The 54-year-old Smithton, Pennsylvania, native has owned his own business for over 30 years. He spends a lot of… Read more
Live Life, Give Life: Maryland Pageant Contestant Donates Kidney to Cousin
Stepping onto the stage with the spotlight shining down on her, Lakyn Barnard, a 22-year-old pageant queen from Swanton, Maryland, gazed into the crowd during… Read more
ISMETT Reaches Transplant Milestone
A leading transplant center managed by UPMC, ISMETT recently performed its 2,000th transplant in Palermo, Sicily. Since 1999, ISMETT has performed 1,118 liver transplants (of… Read more