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Cancer; Transplant

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

Julio Alvarenga Thiebaud, M.D.

April 22, 2024

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Transplant reunion celebrates donors, survivors, and second chances

April 10, 2024

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

February 2, 2024

Dad with ALS saves four other people's lives

May 22, 2023

Making transplants easier for veterans and their families

November 10, 2022

Son gives ‘most meaningful gift’ to father and stepfather

June 17, 2022

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 Dr. Fernando Torres says these rejections are very treatable through medication at home or at the doctor’s office.

Fernando Torres, M.D.

October 11, 2018

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

Transplant

Watch: Living donor liver transplant is a complex, life-saving surgery

Go inside the OR at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas to see a living donor liver transplant surgery. The complex procedure requires a high level of surgical expertise and hospital infrastructure, and the large team that makes it possible at UT Southwestern includes surgeons, transplant hepatologists, nurses, ICU, social workers, psychological support, specialized pharmacology, and many more healthcare professionals.

Parsia Vagefi, M.D.

September 1, 2021

Kidneys; Transplant

5 tips to find a living kidney or liver donor

Finding a living kidney or liver donor can be lifesaving. But asking for a gift that big is hard. Get tips, social media strategies, and conversation starters from an expert, Dr. Swee-Ling Levea.

Swee-Ling Levea, M.D.

April 14, 2022

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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