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
Category: transplant
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
NOW – Episode 14
Donate Life Month is a time to honor organ donors, transplant recipients, their support team and the clinical staffers who make it all possible. Here’s… Read more
After double lung transplant, Pittsburgh woman ready to live again
Given her family’s health history, Sarah Mercer knew she might be at risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). That’s why when she was hospitalized for… Read more
New York Native Receives ‘Miracle’ Heart Transplant
Five years ago, Angela Colosi, 54, was in Hawaii on vacation with her husband. While they snorkeled in crowded shallow waters, someone bumped into her… Read more