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
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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
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