Today, the only cure for end-stage liver disease is an organ transplant – an expensive treatment, the demand for which outweighs the supply. Nearly 12,000… Read more
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All-Female ISMETT Surgical Team Performs Double Lung Transplant
The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped lifesaving transplants from occurring at UPMC-managed ISMETT in Palermo, Italy. The hospital, which has provided the region with world-class… 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
Pitt Public Health Epidemiologist Honored for Contributions to Clinical Trials
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
My Journey through Living Donation
This time two years ago, we received the long-awaited news that my father was approved for a kidney transplant. The journey to this point was… Read more