Transplant Center

News Releases

University of Maryland Medical Center Transplantation Program surgeons and researchers are constantly striving to advance the state-of-the-art in transplant treatment. Their ground-breaking work has contributed to the development of cutting-edge techniques and procedures benefiting both organ donors and recipients.

To learn more about these news-making advances by our transplant team, select from the news releases below:

Nationally Known Transplant Surgeon and Researcher Joins University of Maryland
University of Maryland Medical Center Surgeons Perform First "Domino" Liver Transplant in Maryland
Islet Cell Transplants Offer Promising Option for Some Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Kidney Transplants Available to HIV-Positive Patients
Internet-Connected Microscope Speeds Donor Tissue Assessment for Organ Transplants at University of Maryland Medical Center
University of Maryland Medical Center Performs its First Islet Cell Transplant to Treat Type 1 Diabetes
University of Maryland Medical Center Outreach Programs Increase Kidney Transplants Among African-Americans
New Research Initiative to Help Bring Transplant Therapies to Soldiers with Combat Injuries
Rare Pancreas Removal and Islet Cell Transplant Enable Man to Eat Again, Without Developing Severe Diabetes
Boy Travels From Greece to Have a Living Donor Kidney Transplant
Chance of Kidney Transplant More Than Doubles With Less Invasive Kidney Removal Technique
Man Donates Over Half His Liver to His Sister in UM Medical Center's First Living Donor Liver Transplant
New Procedure Makes a Successful Transplant Possible
The "Break Even" Cost of Kidney Transplants is Shrinking
Less Painful Kidney Removal Means Faster Recovery
Chance Meeting of Patients' Relatives at UM Medical Center Leads to Rare "Directed Donation" of a Heart
Medicare Approves UM Medical Center for Lung Transplants
Great Results Reported for Less Painful Kidney Removal
New Laparoscopic Technique Makes Kidney Donation Easier
UM Doctors Show Ways to Improve Success of Pancreas Transplants

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This page was last updated on: October 26, 2011.