: 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
Tag: Transplant
Sumika’s Journey: Japanese Girl Recovering After Successful Transplant
: The Transport Team at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC transports patients daily from throughout the region and across the country. But in March… Read more
UPMC Presbyterian Receives HHS Honors for Organ Donor Enrollment Efforts
UPMC Presbyterian was recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for reaching the gold level of achievement, the highest possible, for… Read more
Celebration Brings Living Donors, Recipients Together
Bea Harris needed a kidney transplant, and her daughter, Belinda Taylor, was a perfect match. But Harris was hesitant to have her daughter make such… Read more
Living-Donor Transplants: Living to Give the Gift of Life
While today is the final day of Donate Life Month, a national awareness campaign to educate individuals about organ donation, the UPMC Transplant Services team… Read more