Blog Topic: Transplant

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  Separating Kidney Donation from Time: Advanced Kidney Paired Donation in the Age of Vouchers

  November 20, 2020

  The Penn Transplant Institute has introduced advanced kidney paired donation to increase options for kidney transplantation

  Transplant Transplant Surgery
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  A Counterintuitive Cure: Transplanting HCV-Positive Kidneys into HCV-Negative Recipients for End-Stage Renal Disease at Penn Medicine

  September 29, 2020

  HCV-negative patients with end-stage kidney disease can receive HCV-positive kidneys at the Penn Transplant Institute--and to be cured of HCV thereafter.

  Transplant
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  First in Region Liver Transplant for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma at Penn Medicine

  August 20, 2020

  Surgeons with the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Liver Transplantation at Penn Medicine have performed the region's 1st liver transplant for a patient with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

  Gastroenterology and Hepatology Transplant
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  Going Virtual 2020: Penn Kidney Transplant Symposium

  August 14, 2020

  Join Penn experts for a kidney transplant symposium for nephrology and transplant nurses, social workers and dialysis unit staff on October 6, 2020.

  Transplant
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  COVID-19 and Managing Liver Disease: Experts Respond at Penn Medicine

  June 22, 2020

  Many safeguards imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic brought liver donation and transplant surgeries to a near halt nationwide. The response to this crisis from hepatologists and surgeons has varied.

  Gastroenterology and Hepatology Transplant COVID-19
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  The Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) Trial

  February 17, 2020

  Penn Medicine is advancing the field through an investigational clinical study, the Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) trial.

  Transplant Women's Health Surgery
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  Advances in Kidney Transplantation: Eradicating Hepatitis C in Patients Following Lifesaving Transplants from Infected Donors

  August 31, 2019

  Drs. Peter Reese and David Goldberg at Penn Gastroenterology have successfully cured hepatitis C (HCV) infection in kidney-transplant patients who received organs from HCV+ donors.

  Transplant Surgery Immunotherapy
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  Transformative Therapies for Hepatitis C at Penn Medicine

  August 09, 2019

  Clinicians and investigators at Penn Gastroenterology and Hepatology have contributed to advances of historic significance in the management of hepatitis C (HCV) infection.

  Gastroenterology and Hepatology Transplant
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  Penn Transplant Symposium for Nephrology Nurses Offers Interactive Agenda and Credits

  October 06, 2018

  A highlight of Penn Medicine's Annual Kidney Transplant Symposium nephrology and transplant nurses, social workers and dialysis staff will include discussion of how the opioid epidemic has affected organ donation and kidney transplantation.

  Transplant Surgery
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  Adult ECMO Symposium: May 11-12, 2018

  May 04, 2018

  On May 11 and 12, 2018, Penn Medicine will host a comprehensive overview of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) in the critical care setting for CME credit in Philadelphia.

  Surgery Transplant Heart and Vascular