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Liver transplant offers new option for rare cancer
Christopher Sonnenday, M.D., M.H.S. Robert “Buzz” Gehle thought the itchy rash he was experiencing was a recurrence of an earlier case of shingles. But when his doctor saw he was also jaundiced, he...
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Heart transplants: The ultimate gift of life
Since 1984, The University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center Heart Transplant Program has performed more than 900 heart transplants, as well as implanting more than 500 ventricular assist...
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Be a hero, sign up as an organ donor
As a transplant surgeon for both kids and adults, I spend my days and nights waiting for the call that a precious, life-saving organ is available for one of our desperate patients — a call that doesn’t...
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Breathing easier after groundbreaking lung transplant
Kyle Clark after lung transplant Nearly two months after receiving a new set of lungs, “I’m not sore!” is the first thing Kyle Clark, 25, of Imlay City likes to share about his near-miraculous lung...
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Wolverines Won’t Wait | Raising Awareness for Organ Donation
More than 100 people gathered on The Diag in the middle of the U-M campus, along with Wolverines for Life, to create a line where there shouldn’t be a line. Participants raised awareness about how many...
View ArticleTeen’s reaction after heart transplant goes viral
Trevor Sullivan’s mother hadn’t even meant to videotape her son’s emotional awakening after heart transplant surgery. She’d intended to take a photo with her mobile phone, but accidentally set it on...
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Easter brings new life for liver transplant recipient
Photo by Chris Sonnenday, M.D., taken Easter morning. Easter was already a special day for Nelson and Carole Thulin. The Milford couple was excited to have their three adult children home to spend a...
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