Category Archives: Transplant

Obaid Family Gift Will Support Reconstructive Transplant Surgery at Mayo Clinic

August 10th, 2011 - 11:27 am

Mayo Clinic announces a $10 million gift from Tarek Obaid in honor of his parents, Essam and Dalal Obaid, to support reconstructive transplantation research, education, and clinical care at Mayo Clinic. Reconstructive transplantation at Mayo Clinic currently includes hand transplantation. … Continue reading →

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Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation

June 21st, 2011 - 9:17 am

On September 30 and October 1, 2011 the Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development will be conducting its Annual Update in Nephrology and Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation course at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis, MN. This course is a two-day course … Continue reading →

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New Hepatitis C Medications on the Horizon

May 18th, 2011 - 2:13 pm

After over a decade long dry spell, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two new therapies, boceprevir and telaprevir, for the treatment of Hepatitis C. Both therapies signal a breakthrough in the treatment of Hepatitis C with the … Continue reading →

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Kidney Transplant Study

April 7th, 2011 - 12:29 pm

Less common and less severe.  Those are two things you want to hear when talking about complications following kidney transplant.  And those were the findings of a Mayo Clinic study that looked at progressive scar damage to transplanted kidneys. Earlier studies of … Continue reading →

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Hand Transplant Program Initiated at Mayo Clinic

September 23rd, 2010 - 10:12 am

Mayo Clinic has initiated the first clinical Hand Transplant Program in the United States and is now enrolling patients. This program offers hand transplantation as a clinically available option for patients with bilateral hand injuries or amputations. This allows patients … Continue reading →

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Medical Experts for Media – Transplantation

August 16th, 2010 - 3:41 pm

Francisco Arabia, M.D. Thomas Gonwa, M.D. Denise Harnois, D.O. David Mulligan, M.D. __________________________________________________________________________ Francisco Arabia, M.D., a heart transplant surgeon and expert in heart failure surgery, mechanical circulatory support, ventricular support devices and total artificial heart Author of more than … Continue reading →

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Transplant Study

May 28th, 2010 - 11:13 am

A new Mayo Clinic study, published in the June 2010 issue of Gastroenterology, disputes a long-held hypothesis that a donor’s race has an impact on the success of liver transplants. Donor race has been associated with graft failure after liver … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic study finds 50 percent drop in need for second liver transplant for Hepatitis B patients using antiviral therapy

April 29th, 2010 - 1:00 pm

Treatment to reduce recurrence of hepatitis B appears to improve liver transplant outcomes for some patients, according to a Mayo Clinic study. “We found that in patients with hepatitis B, the number of patients who were listed for a second … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Study Shows Liver Transplant Center Impacts Patient Outcomes

April 29th, 2010 - 12:51 pm

For patients in need of a liver transplant, their choice of a transplant center can make a noteworthy difference in their outcomes, according to a Mayo Clinic study presented at the American Transplant Congress under way May 1-5 in San … Continue reading →

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Mayo Clinic Reports its First Lung Transplantation by Donation After Cardiac Death

February 17th, 2010 - 4:48 pm

Lung transplantation is a well-known therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease, but, as with other patients waiting for organs for transplantation, there are more recipients waiting than donors available. A potential solution for patients with end-stage lung disease is … Continue reading →

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