In the 21st installment of NOW, get a first-hand look at how a team of researchers is combating liver disease through the creation of miniature… Read more
Category: transplant
Wisconsin Native with CF Finds Silver Lining Through Lung Transplant at UPMC
Bobby Perron, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, spent many years of his life sick from cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes thick mucus to form… Read more
Pittsburgh Woman Undergoes Third Transplant
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
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
UPMC Nurses Extend Liver Transplant Care to Patients on East Coast
It’s another busy day at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Paula Eicker, MSN and senior director of oncology, transplant and neuro diagnostics, knows that each… Read more