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Brain; ENT; Patient Stories

NF2-related schwannomatosis: Supporting patients with rare hearing nerve tumors

Laura Klesse, M.D., Ph.D.
Justin Jordan, M.D., M.P.H.
J. Walter Kutz, M.D.

November 18, 2025

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A young neurologist diagnosed with ALS is inspiring a call to action

A young neurologist at UT Southwestern has been diagnosis with ALS, and he is using his platform to raise awareness of the disease and important research surrounding it.

September 25, 2024

Back and Spine; Patient Stories

'Every day is a blessing': 11-hour surgery removes dangerous, rare spinal tumor

Charles Lavender says the 11-hour surgery to remove a rare cervical tumor that was pressing on his spinal cord saved his life.

December 3, 2024

Brain; Patient Stories

Saved by the video call: When an aneurysm struck during a Teams meeting, co-workers rallied to rescue one of their own

When an aneurysm struck the marketing director for UT Southwestern's O'Donnell Brain Institute during a video call, the entire team rallied to rescue one of its own.

Jon White, M.D.

March 31, 2022

Kidneys; Patient Stories; Transplant

Jared’s story: 4 kidney transplants in 30 years

When Jared Rumbo’s kidneys failed at age 19, he embarked on a 30-year transplant journey that would lead to four new kidneys and a complex procedure at UT Southwestern. In this week’s blog, UT Southwestern discusses Jared’s inspiring kidney transplant story.

Parsia Vagefi, M.D.

April 17, 2019

Patient Stories; Transplant

Living-liver transplant: How a daughter gave her mom the gift of a lifetime

A daughter in Texas gave the gift of life to her mother, literally, when she donated a portion of her liver in the first-ever living-donor liver transplant at UT Southwestern. A year later, both mother and daughter are eager to share their story and help others still waiting for a second chance at life.

December 23, 2020

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