Provider Update for Solid Organ Transplant
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In the past 45 years, great strides have been made in the field of heart, kidney, liver, lung, pancreas and islet transplantation. Home of many firsts, the Transplant Center at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview - together with University of Minnesota Physicians - continues to be a world-class trendsetter in transplant health care and research. <Read More>
Living donation provides best options for those in need of transplant
In the United States, more than 95,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, and each day, about 12 of those people die. Timothy Pruett, M.D., chief of Transplantation at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, discusses how the Living Donor Program provides the best option for those in need of a transplant. <Read More>
Paired Donation Program
The Transplant Center at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, is increasing the odds of finding a compatible living donor through its Paired Donation Program. Arthur Matas, M.D. is a champion of paired exchange transplants and explains why a living-donor transplant delivers the best outcomes and how a paired donation can create a life-saving chain of transplants.
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Improving patient outcomes in pancreas transplantation
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, leads the world in pancreas transplantation, having performed more than 2,000 procedures - nearly 10 percent of all pancreas transplants worldwide. Raja Kandaswamy, M.D., director of the Pancreas Transplant Program, discusses how the Transplant Center's innovative technology research is improving patient access to successful pancreas transplantation. <Read More>
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