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Program Highlights

  • Clinical Islet lab opened in June 2002
  • IRB and FDA approval received in January 2003
  • The first islet transplant performed March 20, 2002
  • The only islet cell transplant program in the state of Georgia
  • Currently have one islet transplant protocol open for patients and three islet transplant protocols pending
  • Have transplanted nine patients