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Kidney
Emory Study Shows Reducing Immunosuppressant Medication for Kidney Transplant Patients is Possible
Kidney transplant patients at Emory Transplant Center who were given medication to prevent organ rejection and strengthen their immune system every two months instead of monthly were found to be just as healthy, based...
Lung
Emory Transplant Center Offers New Technique to Improve Lung Transplant Access
According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than 1,000 people in the U.S. are on the waiting list for a lung transplant.
With the...
Organ Transplant
How Telehealth Can Help You: A Message from the Emory Transplant Center
If you haven’t used telehealth yet, what’s stopping you? It’s a convenient, easy way to receive the high-quality care you have come to expect from Emory Transplant Center – from the safety and comfort...
Organ Transplant
How Emory Transplant Center is Keeping Your Safety First
Emory Transplant Center is committed to your safety and well-being—especially now, when COVID-19 has created so much concern in our communities. We want you to know the steps we are taking to maintain the...
Organ Transplant
Become an Organ Donor
Answers to Common Questions About Organ Donation
Currently, more than 110,000 men, women, and children are waiting for a new organ. And while organ donation is overwhelmingly supported, only 60 percent of the U.S. adult...
Organ Transplant
End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Options
The kidneys are small but mighty organs, and they have a big job of filtering 200 quarts of blood, and about two quarts of waste and water every day.
When your kidneys aren’t working as...
Organ Transplant
Transforming Heart & Lung Transplant Programs
Under the leadership of Mani Daneshmand, MD, Emory has been making transformational changes to its heart and lung failure and transplant programs. They have been brought together into one comprehensive program to improve care...
Organ Transplant
Emory Transplant Center Patient Honors the Gift of Life in the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade
Emory Transplant Center patient Sherrell Gay was given a second chance at life, twice. On New Year’s Day, Sherrell was able to honor those who gave her the gift of life in the 131st...
