After she survived COVID, living donor’s gift delivers her hope
Three years after COVID changed her life path, one survivor finally has a shot at a real recovery after a living donor made a lifesaving decision to give.
Liver Transplant News
Living liver donation: a father’s life-saving gift
Jessica Zubek was 9 when she was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis, a condition where the immune system attacks the liver. Liver disease specialist Helen Te, MD, offered her the option of receiving a donation from a living organ donor.
Life 20 years after a living-donor liver transplant
By donating a part of her liver, one woman gave someone else the gift of better health. Both transplant participants are still thriving after two decades.
New laparoscopic procedure for live donor liver transplant makes donation easier
Felix Pon is special in that he is the first infant to receive a live-donor liver transplant with an organ that was removed laparoscopically from an adult donor.
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Ted Garding is a rare two-time living organ donor
Fifty-seven-year-old Ted Garding is Mayo Clinic’s first altruistic living liver donor.