Transplantation

Guest: Andrew Goldstone, M.D., Ph.D. On this episode of Advances in Care, host Erin Welsh talks to Dr. Andrew Goldstone, pediatric cardiac surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, about the groundbreaking heart transplant that saved the lives of three separate children. It was the first time doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital performed a split-root domino partial heart transplant. In this procedure, one child was transplanted with a new heart and

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Donald Kohn, MD Third-generation lentiviral vectors were developed to improve upon safety measures and mitigate the risks of toxicity and replication that are typically associated with first- and second-generation therapies. These advancements may help enhance the functionality and utility of third-generation lentiviral vectors in various gene therapy applications. Learn more about the development, efficacy, and safety of third-generation lentiviral

Guest: Paul R. Helft, MD Host: Aaron Carroll, MD Guest: A. Joseph Tector, MD, PhD One of the most pressing problems in transplant medicine is the shortage of available organ donors to keep up with high demand. What are the ethical considerations of solving the liver shortage problem with xenotransplantation? Host Dr. Aaron Carroll welcomes Drs. Tector and Helft for the second part in a discussion of xenotransplantation. Dr. Joseph Tector directs the section of transplant

Guest: Robert Brown, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD What advice can you offer a patient awaiting a liver donation? Is there anything you can do to help them to find a living donor? Join Dr. Mark Hill in an interview with Transplant Surgeon Robert Brown MD in a discussion about the process of finding a living donor match.

Guest: Robert Brown, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD While there is a long list of patients awaiting organ transplants and an increase in the number of living donors, there are also many legal and ethical issues to be grappled with. In this segment, host Mark Nolan Hill, MD talks to transplant surgeon Dr. Robert Brown about legal and ethical challenges surrounding living donors.

Guest: Robert Brown, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD In this segment our guest, Dr. Robert Brown walks through the living organ donation process with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. What is the surgical procedure for the donor and recipient? Join Us.

Guest: Robert Brown, MD Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Has a patient asked you yet, your medical opinion regarding their decision to become a living donor? The number of living liver donors is growing each year. The ability to give the gift of life to another is appealing to many but what are the costs? What are the risks? What are the health requirements? Join host Mark Nolan Hill in a discussing with Dr. Robert Brown about what is involved in becoming a living liver donor.