Last year, more than 25,000 kidney transplants were performed across the country, which is an average of 70 a day. Learn about the care guidelines for adult kidney transplant patients created by University Health surgeons.
While most organs come from deceased individuals, organs from living donors can give a child immeasurable benefits such as a shorter wait time and improved results.
Gwyn DeLeon was 15 when she found out she needed a kidney transplant, which she got at University Hospital. Hear her story and learn the importance of organ donation.
Rufino Salinas suspected that he had a heart attack when he had chest pain that wouldn’t go away. The heart team at University Health recommended a treatment plan that included the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure.
After aging out of the pediatric hospital in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Morgan transferred to the University Health Adult Congenital Heart Center under the care of Dr. Pankaj Madan.
