Transplant

Patient Stories; Pediatrics; Transplant

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

May 8, 2025

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March 31, 2025

‘Heart in a box’ technology expands transplant capabilities

February 4, 2025

Gene therapies for blood disorders give kids health and hope

January 15, 2025

Special de-liver-y transplant: Aunt donates portion of liver to save young adult niece

November 20, 2024

Taking aim at graft-versus-host disease after stem cell transplant

April 22, 2024

Why lung transplant rejection is more normal – and treatable – than most think

Acute rejection of a lung transplant is surprisingly normal; 40 to 50 percent of transplant patients deal with it during the first year after surgery. Discover why UT Southwestern says these rejections are very treatable through medication at home or at the doctor’s office.

Fernando Torres, M.D.

October 11, 2018

Pediatrics; Transplant

Biliary atresia: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of the congenital liver condition

Biliary atresia is a rare liver condition that affects babies whose bile ducts are blocked. It is difficult to diagnose and treat, but a doctor at UT Southwestern is pursuing groundbreaking research to expedite care.

Natasha Corbitt, M.D., Ph.D.

February 2, 2024

Kidneys; Transplant

What potential donors need to know about living kidney donation

Selena Gomez’s lifesaving kidney transplant put organ donation in the spotlight. How we select donors, and answers to FAQs about benefits and risks.

Swee-Ling Levea, M.D.

November 30, 2017

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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