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
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Lifesaving Liver Transplant Made Possible by Unlikely Source
Emily Young waited more than five years for her liver transplant – a lifesaving gift that came from an unexpected person, someone she never even… Read more
Pitt Researchers Develop Liver Preservation System to Aid in Transplants
: Later this year, UPMC’s transplant team hopes to test a new organ preservation system that promises to optimize donor liver quality by pumping cooled,… Read more
Donate Life Month: Honoring Donors, Recipients and Donor Families
James McQuiston had dreamed of traveling the world, but a complicated medical condition made that impossible. That is, until he got the call that changed… Read more