Transplant Patient Stories

Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation performs living donor kidney and living donor liver transplants for children and adults as well as heart, lung and pancreas transplants. See stories of our heroic patients and donors here, and see how our multidisciplinary teams provided more than just care.

Adriana y Nicole

Four days into her life, little Adriana became very ill. It was, among other things, her liver. Her desperate mother posted a plea on social media, asking for a living organ donor. Maybe someone out there would respond.

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Joseph

Joseph Downes wasn’t out of shape; he needed a new heart. He didn’t just need a new heart right away; Joseph needed a hospital that could perform a bloodless heart transplant.

Rebecca y Chris

Después de sus períodos de servicio en Irak y Afganistán, Chris Forthman, veterano del ejército, había visto mucha maldad en el mundo. No es de extrañar que el mayor acto de bondad comenzara con él.

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Paul got a new lung and a new life

Paul

Paul Rivera has always loved working with his hands, and carpentry is his passion. But when a persistent cough left him weakened and exhausted, Paul feared he would have to hang up his tools for good.

Jessica

Jessica Green had been living with a damaged heart for as long as she can remember. At fifteen she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, and by twenty-one she had a pacemaker. But Jessica never let those things slow her down. She would run, play volleyball, and shoot hoops without issue. Until everything changed just before her twenty-ninth birthday.

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Paul y Jeremy

La sangre se acumulaba en las venas de Paul y, si alguna de ellas se hubiera reventado, podría haber sufrido una hemorragia potencialmente mortal. Al enfrentarse al peligro, encontró el humor.

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El Centro Montefiore Einstein de Trasplantes ofrece atención clínica especializada de trasplantes de hígado, riñón, corazón, pulmón y páncreas. Busque en nuestra página de contacto números de teléfono y otra información para comunicarse con el personal de la atención específica que requiere.

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