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Meet the Staff: Transplant Patient, Now Nurse

Susana Rivera, RN, BSN, an operating room nurse for the USC Transplant Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, was…

How to Get Added to the Heart Transplant List

An expert details how you can get added to the heart transplant list at a qualified center such as Keck…

LVAD Sustains Mother Awaiting New Heart

A mechanical device is keeping Zuleyma Santos alive as she awaits a transplant. She’s also spreading the word about heart…

How to Become a Living Organ Donor

Transplants from living donors can be lifesaving for a patient in need. A Keck Medicine of USC transplant surgeon answers…

Living-Donor Transplant Revitalizes Rock Climber

A living-donor kidney transplant didn’t just save An Pham’s life. It also gave him a renewed spirit and sense of…

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Normothermic Regional Perfusion Expands Organ Transplant Availability

A cutting-edge approach known as normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) is allowing transplant teams to explore a much broader range of…

Four Siblings, Two Donor Organs and Two Saved Lives

An incredible story of hope, family and medical innovation The problem seemed insurmountable. A young woman born with an incurable…

Why Heart Transplants Are So Rewarding and So Challenging Today

Demand for heart transplants still outstrips supply, but other advancements are improving the practice, says transplant cardiologist Ajay S. Vaidya,…

How to Qualify as a Living Liver Donor

A USC Transplant Institute physician explains the living-liver-donation process: requirements, recovery and the life-changing impact of this vital gift. When…

5 Big Changes in Cardiac Surgery

Craig J. Baker, MD, chief of cardiac surgery for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, explains key developments reshaping…

How to Register to Be an Organ Donor

Giving the gift of life is easier than you think, a Keck Medicine of USC transplant coordinator explains. The desire…