The United States Department of Health and Human Services has named The Nebraska Medical Center's organ transplant programs several awards as part of a new recognition for increasing organ and tissue donation.
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This conference will provide attendees with an extensive overview of emerging technologies and innovative strategies for the treatment and management of complex oncology, blood/marrow stem cell transplant, and solid organ transplant patients.
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We are excited to announce the establishment of the UNMC Comprehensive Pancreatobiliary Disorder and Autologous Islet Transplantation Clinic. This multidisciplinary clinic was developed to provide a full spectrum of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for a wide variety of non-malignant pancreatic and biliary diseases.
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The best outcomes are achieved with patients who receive a transplant before they require dialysis, says Clifford Miles, MD, nephrologist and assistant professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).
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Once used primarily as a bridge to transplant, the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) is emerging as a long-term option for many patients with end-stage heart failure.
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Register now to join us in Omaha July 13-14, to Celebrate Life at the Annual Transplant Reunion.
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Register now to join us in Omaha July 13-14, to Celebrate Life at the Annual Transplant Reunion.
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As the chief medical officer for the state of Nebraska, Dr. Joann Schaefer has a lot of responsibility. As the recipient of a liver transplant, she feels additional responsibility: to be a role model of healthy living. She finished 7 half marathons in one year and has no plans to slow down. In this story from KETV, she said, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow a mystery, today is a gift. That's why it's the present." Read More
Learn how our Living-Liver Donor Program has helped Russ Hart regain his health after years of battling liver disease. Read More
We need you to reach our goal! We're committed to adding 10,000 people to the Donor Registry of Nebraska. Read More
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) releases new quality information. Read More
Video tribute to 25 years of liver transplantation. Read More
Video tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Kidney Transplant Program. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - Listen to a mother share her daughter's journey through Intestinal Rehabilitation. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - Listen to a patient tell his story of hope and healing. Read More
After soul-searching, youth minister donates his liver to a member of his church family. Read More
Omaha Neb.- An Omaha man is recovering well after undergoing an historic operation at The Nebraska Medical Center two weeks ago. David Gildea was the first patient at The Nebraska Medical Center to receive a combined heart and kidney transplant. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - Bruce Prenosil's word for 2009 is "believe." A "believe" sign sits on his fireplace mantel. And wherever he goes, the word just seems to jump out at him. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - It is a medical Catch-22; the nutritional supplement necessary to keep children with failing intestines alive can also damage another vital organ. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - Carcinoid cancer turned Ruth Gerdes into a crusader. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - A series of miracles; that's how some describe Petra Marcos' recovery from a critical heart infection. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - The Nebraska Medical Center is taking part in a nationwide initiative to match more people needing a kidney transplant with people who are willing to donate. It's called a donor swap. It works by pairing two sets of donors and recipients who are incompatible with each other. Read More
Video - Carcinoid Cancer: An interview with a patient, physician and report from KPTM in Omaha, Neb. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - The intestinal transplant program at The Nebraska Medical Center was one of the first of its kind in the nation when it began in 1990. Today it is the busiest. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - As the State of Nebraska's Chief Medical Officer, Joann Schaefer, M.D., knows a great deal about large-scale public health issues. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - Nebraska nurse, Roseann Mastio of Bellevue, wanted to make good on a promise when she told her brother-in-law, a retired New York City street cop, that she would donate her kidney to him. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - The Nebraska Medical Center's transplant programs were honored with two awards on Monday, Oct. 1 at the 2007 OptumHealth Care Solutions (formally U.R.N.) annual National Clinical Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - They come to celebrate, to see old friends and to make new ones. Several hundred transplant recipients will gather in Omaha on Saturday, July 28, 2007 for The Nebraska Medical Center's Transplant Reunion. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - Three-year-old Berlyn Alfredsen is much like any other little girl. She enjoys wearing her hair in a ponytail. Her eyes light up when she watches her favorite Elmo videos. And, brightly colored pictures decorate her room. Unlike other children, though, little Berlyn has spent much of her young life in and out of hospitals. She recently became the youngest patient known to undergo an autologous islet transplant. Read More
Omaha, Neb. - It is a mark of quality, experience and of a significant service provided to patients. The Nebraska Medical Center is now officially certified as a heart transplantation center by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Read More
Omaha, Neb. - A White House announcement draws attention to a growing trend. Press Secretary Tony Snow joins thousands of Americans in fighting liver cancer. Read More
Teen organ transplant recipients tell their own stories in their own words. Being a teenager is hard enough.
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