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Transplant
Read about people whose lives were changed with transplant surgery at Duke, and learn how Duke transplant specialists use new procedure and techniques to give people a second chance at life.
Good Samaritans Give Kidneys to Two Strangers in Need
February marks 50 years since the first kidney transplant was performed at Duke and in North Carolina. Recently, a Good Samaritan started a chain reaction that ...
A Double Organ Transplant for Christmas
On March 8, 2012, 33-year-old Stephen “Mac” McKiernan woke up and knew he didn’t feel right. As he was dressing, he noticed how swollen his feet were. “I could ...
Duke Leads National Effort to Improve Lung Transplant Survival
A $12.95 million NIH grant awarded to Duke researcher Scott Palmer, MD, will fund a network of centers dedicated to improving patient survival following lung t ...
Heart Transplant Gives New Lease on Life
Al Milek competed in the Transplant Games of America two years after undergoing a heart transplant, the result of a massive heart attack.
Lung Transplant Cures Hereditary Lung Disease
A lung transplant was Gary Singleton's only option after he was diagnosed with a rare lung disease. Today he's back at work and doing what he loves to do.