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Physician describes three advances leading to more lifesaving organ transplants

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By Heather Carlson Kehren, Mayo Clinic
All too often, people waiting for lifesaving organ transplants cannot get them. One of the biggest challenges is the lack of viable donated organs. Promising medical advances are opening the doors to more transplants and saving more lives, says Mauricio Villavicencio, M.D., surgical director of heart and lung transplantation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

There are 104,000 people on the waiting list in the U.S. for a transplant. An estimated 17 people die on the waiting list die every day, according to Donate Life America. Read more in Medical Xpress.

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NYU Langone Raises the Bar as Top Transplant Program in New York for Quality & Volume

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NYU Langone Health experts transplanted more lifesaving organs than any other New York transplant programs in 2022 while maintaining a high standard of care—setting the bar for the region in both volume and high-quality outcomes.

NYU Langone Transplant Institute teams performed 600 organ transplants last year, exceeding any single transplant center in the Northeast. Read more from NYU Langone Health News Hub.

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You Need an Organ Transplant: 10 Pieces of Advice from Those Who Have Gone Through It

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You just found out you need an organ transplant. Whether it’s a heart, kidney, liver or lung, there are some key fundamentals to keep in mind as you navigate your transplant journey. Who better to share advice than those who have been through it?

Below are words of advice transplant recipients shared on Facebook and Instagram from their experiences during their transplant journeys. Read more on CareDx.com.

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You Need an Organ Transplant: 10 Pieces of Advice from Those Who Have Gone Through It

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You just found out you need an organ transplant. Whether it’s a heart, kidney, liver or lung, there are some key fundamentals to keep in mind as you navigate your transplant journey. Who better to share advice than those who have been through it?

Below are words of advice transplant recipients shared on Facebook and Instagram from their experiences during their transplant journeys. Read the full story on CareDx.com here.

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Transplant society president calls for more collaborative efforts to increase organ supply

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The transplant community, HHS and procurement organizations need to work collaboratively to increase the organ supply for transplantation in the United States, according to remarks made at the American Transplant Congress.

“We need more than symbolic gestures from our elected officials if we are going to meet the crisis of end-stage organ failure that kills patients at a rate of 17 per day [on the waitlist] in the U.S.,” John Gill, MD, outgoing president of the American Society of Transplantation (AST), said during his address. Read more in Healio here.

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How has COVID-19 affected Organ Transplantation?

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The retrovirus coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a profound impact on all facets of the medical industry. Media and medical experts alike have held a keen focus on, and have requested the aid of otolaryngologists, virologists, and general respiratory equipment. However, many auxiliary branches of medicine are being affected by the COVID-19 virus. Read the complete article in News Medical.

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Sasha King: Changing the Face of Organ Transplant

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Difference makers can bring about meaningful changes that affect people’s lives on different levels. Drawing on her MIT background and passion to make a difference in the lives of others, sasha king has led to a remarkable patient-centered approach to scientific innovation and commercial growth since joining careDx as the Head of Marketing†

Sasha’s passion for impacting patients’ lives has helped CareDx deliver a new standard of care for patients who have traded end-stage organ failure for a second chance at life with an organ transplant. She has also helped simplify patients’ daily lives by conducting home blood tests for immunocompromised transplant recipients during a global pandemic.
Read more.

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Tough Transplants

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Covid-19 has caused a dramatic shift in organ transplants, with rising demand and more complex surgeries — all to prolong lives

Al Brown lay in a hospital bed at the Center for Care & Discovery at the University of Chicago Medicine, in disbelief. He had contracted Covid-19 in May 2020, during the early days of the pandemic. He knew the infection was serious, but he had no idea it would ravage his heart.

Initially, the Riverdale resident thought he had the flu and found it hard to breathe. He took himself to UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey. Doctors there told him he had Covid-19. He was in the hospital for a week, hooked up to oxygen to help his breathing. Then he went back home, figuring he would recover.  Read the full story.

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