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Patients unable to undergo heart transplantation sometimes receive mechanical left ventricular assist devices to get the blood flowing properly—and otherwise healthy patients over ...
After Lung Transplant, a Return to Running
After years of chronic illness, Toni Perez found life-restoring treatment at Cedars-Sinai and is now back to running 5Ks.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 27, 2022
A Kidney Transplant and a Visit from Rampage: Jordan Kirkland'...
When Jordan Kirkland was born prematurely at just 25 weeks of gestation, doctors didn't know if the 1-pound baby was going to make it. She was born with a condition called persiste...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 20, 2021
Best Gift Ever: Patient Gets New Heart and Kidney
On December 25, 2020, advertising executive Shana Pereira finally got the Christmas gift she had been waiting for: a new heart and kidney. Despite a lot of bad news leading up to t...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Dec 06, 2021
Life to the Fullest: Transplant Surgery Trailblazer Irene Kim,...
From the operating room to running trails to her family's dinner table, Dr. Irene Kim makes the most of every second and is quick to adapt. She shares what energizes her and what e...
Discoveries / Nov 10, 2021
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Social Worker Marshia Caceres
Cedars-Sinai transplant social worker Marshia Caceres walks patients through the emotional journey of organ transplant and recovery, meeting them where they are. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Oct 11, 2021
The Long Path to Bone Marrow Transplantation
Cathy Griffin shares her journey to the lifesaving bone marrow transplant that addressed her leukemia at Cedars-Sinai. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 23, 2021
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Carla McMillan
Meet Carla McMillan! She's the associate director of Finance for the Comprehensive Transplant Center at Cedars-Sinai. Throughout her 16 years here, the President's Award winner has...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Sep 15, 2021
Bone Marrow Transplant Transforms Two Lives
A bone marrow transplant drastically changed the lives of both the donor Aline Muske and recipient, Christy Canin.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 05, 2021
Being Patient: The Delicate Timing of Organ Transplantation
Organ transplantation involves waiting, rushing, and waiting. With long delays finding the donor organs, the race begins with the transplant, then a lifetime of antirejection maint...
Discoveries / Feb 15, 2021
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Dr. Dominick Megna
When Dr. Dominick Megna is not in the OR transplanting organs and repairing aortas, he can be found fine-tuning his other passion: cooking. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 11, 2021
Cultural Challenges of Organ Donation
After six years, Patrick Han found a match for a donor kidney. But without the eligibility in a special Cedars-Sinai transplant program, his wait may have been considerably longer ...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 19, 2020
Pairs That Share
Olufunke Ojuri hardly told anyone that she was sick, not even her sister. Eventually, she couldn't hide it anymore. That conversation was the start of a remarkable journey, that ch...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 07, 2020
7 Myths About Organ Donation
Whether living or deceased, donated organs are among the most valuable resources in the world, but misconceptions abound. We asked a Cedars-Sinai expert to debunk seven common myth...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Apr 06, 2020
Brotherly Bond Strengthened by Heart Transplants
The Bedolla brothers share a special bond after all 3 received heart transplants at Cedars-Sinai.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 12, 2020
