The WU/Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center hit a high mark on January 4, 2019, one that has been achieved by fewer than 5% of transplant programs nationwide. The center performed its 10,000th adult solid organ transplant in the past 56 years. That landmark transplant was a kidney. “It is a major milestone of our transplant center,” says […]
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Washington University and BJH Mark 5,000 Adult Kidney Transplants
The Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital kidney transplant program, one of the largest and oldest in the United States, celebrated a milestone in 2017: the 5000th patient to receive an adult kidney. The program began in 1963, with the first living kidney donor transplant performed in 1965. The team generally averages more than 230 kidney […]
Save the Date: Midwest Transplant Symposium September 8-10
“It is never too late to learn something new!” says Tarek Alhamad, MD, MS, who is Course Chair for the upcoming 3rd Midwest Transplant Symposium on September 8-10, 2017, at Washington University School of Medicine. The symposium is designed for health care professionals including physicians in training, pharmacists, transplant coordinators, surgical assistants, nurses, and nephrologists […]