Emory Transplant Center Videos
500th Heart Transplant
Terry Green of Lawrenceville can actually say he was born twice in the same hospital and mean it. Green was the 500th heart transplant patient at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta -- almost 61 years to the day of his birth at the hospital.
Hand Transplant
The Emory hand transplant program is under the direction of Dr. Linda Cendales, who is the only surgeon with formal training in each of hand, microsurgery, and transplant surgery in the United States. In addition to the clinical study of hand transplantation, Dr. Cendales established a comprehensive program at Emory to systematically study Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation.
Heart Pumps Save Lives
William Shaw of Sandy Springs had congestive heart failure and given three weeks to live. Now, over a year later, thanks to VADs he is still alive.
Islet Transplant Video
Watch a video of the 1st islet cell transplantation in Georgia. The Emory Transplant Center in Atlanta, Georgia, has joined a select few institutions throughout the world in the investigation of islet transplantation, a procedure that has shown great potential for type 1 diabetes treatment.
Kidney Transplant
The ultimate birthday gift: a healthy kidney for Quinn featuring Drs. Christian Larsen and Thomas Pearson.
Liver Transplant
Dr. Christopher Hughes of the Emory Transplant Center gives a summary of Georgia's first "domino" liver transplant, a sequential, one-after-the-other nature of the process in which a viable liver from a deceased donor is transplanted into the first recipient.
Lung Transplant Video
Watch a video about the 100th lung transplant at Emory's Lung Transplant Center.
