Blog Topic: Transplant

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  New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation

  February 02, 2024

  On April 12, 2024, the Penn Transplant Institute, Penn Nephrology and the Kidney/Pancreas Transplant Program present a live CME—New Horizons in Nephrology: Updates in Kidney Transplantation

  Transplant Nephrology
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  Penn Leads the Nation in Paired Living Donor Kidney Transplants in 2023

  December 13, 2023

  After completing 100 paired living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs), the Penn Transplant Institute now leads the nation for the most LDKTs in 2023

  Surgery Transplant
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  Renowned Surgeon-Scientist Dr. James F. Markmann Returns to Penn Medicine

  December 07, 2023

  In December 2024, Dr. James F. Markmann returned to Penn Medicine as Vice Chair of Transplant in the Department of Surgery almost 40 years after arriving at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School as an MD/PhD student.

  Surgery Transplant
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  Integrated Liver transplant EnhAnced Recovery Network (I-LEARN) Pilot at Penn Transplant Institute

  November 30, 2023

  Clinicians at Penn Gastroenterology and Hepatology and the Penn Liver Transplant program have initiated I-LEARN, a pilot clinic that will offer support to individuals struggling with pre- and post-liver transplant alcohol abuse disorder.

  Gastroenterology, Hepatology and GI Surgery Transplant
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  2023 Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium

  October 17, 2023

  Join Penn experts on September 26, 2023, for a free virtual education session on kidney transplantation.

  Transplant
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  Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Expert Ronald Parsons, MD, joins Penn Transplant Institute

  September 18, 2023

  A decade after training as a surgeon at Penn Medicine, Dr. Ronald F. Parsons returns to lead the kidney and pancreas transplant programs at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

  Transplant
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  A Promising Innovation Could Revolutionize Hand and Limb Transplantation and Replantation

  December 06, 2022

  Penn Orthopaedics surgeons and scientists are developing the means to provide ex vivo perfusion support for hand and limb transplantation.

  Surgery Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Transplant
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  Living Donor Liver Transplantation at the Penn Transplant Institute: An Insider's Perspective

  October 06, 2022

  Transplant teams at the Penn Transplant Institute are performing living donor liver transplantation to both improve outcomes and address the widening chasm between available organs and individuals on the waiting list for a deceased donor liver.

  Gastroenterology, Hepatology and GI Surgery Transplant
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  PTI 2022 International Transplant Nurses Society’s Annual Meeting

  September 16, 2022

  Attending the ITNS Annual Meeting? See experts from Penn Transplant Institute presenting on a range of transplant medicine topics.

  Transplant
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  At 1,500 Lung Transplants, the Penn Transplant Institute Achieves A Milestone in Research and Experience

  August 03, 2022

  As the Penn Transplant Institute celebrates its 1,500th lung transplant, there is increasing evidence of an equation between efficacy and volume at transplant centers.

  Transplant