UPMC-managed ISMETT, located in Palermo, Italy, reached yet another milestone, performing its 200th kidney transplant from a live donor. Part of a successful partnership with… Read more
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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
How UPMC is Expanding its Living-Donor Liver Transplant Program
A patient in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, area needs a liver transplant. Up until about a year ago, the only option was to wait for a… Read more