Organ transplantation

Heart surgeon dedicates career to helping patients no one else can save Valluvan Jeevanandam

Heart surgeon dedicates career to helping patients no one else can save

Why some hospitals don’t prioritize the sickest heart transplant patients Heart transplant performed by Surgeon Valluvan Jeevanandam

Why some hospitals don’t prioritize the sickest heart transplant patients

Doctor and patient

A Modern Medical Miracle with Drs. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Talia Baker (Ep. 24)

A unbelievable coincidence pushes two transplant doctors to attempt a medical feat no one has ever attempted.

UChicago Medicine performs historic back-to-back triple-organ transplants Thumbnail

UChicago Medicine performs historic back-to-back triple-organ transplants

People are using social media to improve their odds of finding organ donors: 'Doing it can save my life' People are using social media to improve their odds of finding organ donors: 'Doing it can save my life'

People are using social media to improve their odds of finding organ donors: 'Doing it can save my life'


Yolanda Becker BW

Yolanda T. Becker

Title: Professor of Surgery; Director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

Expertise: Organ transplantation

Departmental website: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/yolanda-t-becker

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John Fung

Title: Professor of Surgery; Director, Transplantation Institute

Expertise: Surgery, Organ transplantation

Departmental website: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/john-fung

Nir Uriel BW

Nir Uriel

Title: Louis Block Professor of Medicine; Director, Heart Failure, Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Expertise: Cardiology, Organ transplantation

Departmental website: https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/find-a-physician/physician/nir-uriel