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‘Predestined’: A lifelong bond becomes a lifesaving kidney gift

Kidneys; Patient Stories; Transplant

‘Predestined’: A lifelong bond becomes a lifesaving kidney gift

April 27, 2026

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How plasma exchange helped save her heart, decades after strep attacked her brain

How plasma exchange helped save her heart, decades after strep attacked her brain

February 18, 2026

‘Miracles do happen!’ Rare case of normal pressure hydrocephalus successfully treated

‘Miracles do happen!’ Rare case of normal pressure hydrocephalus successfully treated

February 10, 2026

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

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

November 18, 2025

Navy veteran navigates cancer journey from paralysis to remission

Navy veteran navigates cancer journey from paralysis to remission

November 7, 2025

One complex lung surgery makes a lifetime of difference

One complex lung surgery makes a lifetime of difference

October 30, 2025

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After traumatic dog bite, surgeons rebuild woman's nose - Featured image

Patient Stories; Plastic Surgery

After traumatic dog bite, surgeons rebuild woman's nose

After a traumatic dog bite, UT Southwestern surgeons worked to totally rebuild a young woman's nose and her confidence.

December 12, 2024

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

Brain; Patient Stories

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

Jared’s story: 4 kidney transplants in 30 years - Featured image

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

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

Brain; Cancer; Patient Stories

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

Experts at UTSW are using laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) with iMRI, a minimally invasive alternative, to effectively treat epilepsy and deep-seated brain tumors.

  • Bradley Lega, M.D.
  • Toral R. Patel, M.D.

February 26, 2025

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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‘Predestined’: A lifelong bond becomes a lifesaving kidney gift

Kidneys; Patient Stories; Transplant

‘Predestined’: A lifelong bond becomes a lifesaving kidney gift

April 27, 2026

How plasma exchange helped save her heart, decades after strep attacked her brain

Heart; Patient Stories

How plasma exchange helped save her heart, decades after strep attacked her brain

  • Yu-Min Shen, M.D.
  • Christopher Heid, M.D.

February 18, 2026

‘Miracles do happen!’ Rare case of normal pressure hydrocephalus successfully treated

Brain; Patient Stories

‘Miracles do happen!’ Rare case of normal pressure hydrocephalus successfully treated

  • Padraig O'Suilleabhain, M.D.
  • Jon White, M.D.
  • Jeffrey Schaffert, Ph.D.

February 10, 2026

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

Brain; ENT; Patient Stories

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

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

November 18, 2025

Navy veteran navigates cancer journey from paralysis to remission

Cancer; Patient Stories; Rehabilitation

Navy veteran navigates cancer journey from paralysis to remission

November 7, 2025

One complex lung surgery makes a lifetime of difference

Lungs; Patient Stories

One complex lung surgery makes a lifetime of difference

  • Christopher Heid, M.D.
  • Sonja Bartolome, M.D.

October 30, 2025

Chronic, recurrent UTI sufferers may find new hope with UTSW urologist

Patient Stories; Women's Health

Chronic, recurrent UTI sufferers may find new hope with UTSW urologist

  • Philippe Zimmern, M.D.

August 22, 2025

No. 1 hospital in DFW for a ninth straight year

Patient Stories; Public Health

No. 1 hospital in DFW for a ninth straight year

July 29, 2025

Time in a bottle: How UTSW paved the way for a breakthrough brain cancer drug

Brain; Cancer; Patient Stories

Time in a bottle: How UTSW paved the way for a breakthrough brain cancer drug

  • Elizabeth Maher, M.D., Ph.D.

June 30, 2025