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A new study by Penn researchers examined, for the first time, the differences in lung transplant graft outcomes from organs recovered from the two types of deceased organ donor care facilities operating in the United States.

Leading experts in transplant from Penn Medicine will converge in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from June 1-5 for the American Transplant Congress.

A Penn research team announced the first successful completion of an experiment to circulate a recently deceased donor’s blood through a genetically engineered pig liver outside their body.

A Lifesaving Chain, A Global First: Penn Medicine Sets a Worldwide Record with 100 Kidney Paired Donation Transplants in a Year

Only six other hospitals in the United States have performed at least 1,500 adult lung transplants, and the Penn transplant team often takes on the worst of the most complex cases, including the cases of patients where both a heart and lung transplant is required.

Study suggests the use of HCV-infected organs may be viable option for patients awaiting a heart transplant