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Cancer; Patient Stories

Young newlywed, UTSW cancer team wage 'Infinity War' on stage 4 lymphoma

Farrukh Awan, M.D.

May 14, 2025

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Divide and survive: How a split-liver transplant saved two lives

May 8, 2025

Laser surgery offers hope for patients living with epilepsy and brain cancer

February 26, 2025

How a North Texas woman survived rare genetic lung cancer – and saved her mom

January 30, 2025

How spinal fusion saved a 2-year-old after a devastating car accident

January 15, 2025

HELLP and heredity collide in a remarkably rare pregnancy journey

December 19, 2024

First-of-its-kind aortic root and valve surgery saves unique patient's heart

Shelley Lynne had an aortic root aneurysm, a leaky heart valve, and no room in her life for traditional open heart surgery and a long recovery. See how a new procedure designed by UT Southwestern saved Shelley's life – and livelihood.

Neelan Doolabh, M.D.

November 20, 2020

Back and Spine; Patient Stories; Rehabilitation

Twirl, interrupted: Ballroom dancer finds graceful way to overcome chronic back pain

Video: Kathleen Cunningham was a competitive ballroom dancer who was sidelined by acute back pain – until she went to UT Southwestern Spine Center for comprehensive care.

February 28, 2023

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

Orthopaedics; Patient Stories

Reaching the summit after hip dysplasia surgery: Cynthia's story

Adult hip dysplasia nearly stole Cynthia's mobility. But an advanced surgery gave it back – and got the UT Southwestern operating room nurse hiking up mountains again. See her story now.

June 26, 2020

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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