Say “Yes” to Organ Donation
By Dr. Matthew Cooper Director of Kidney Transplantation Americans always seem to seek a cause to champion. We have benefits for causes ranging from “Save the Whales” to “Protect the Rainforest.” We...
View ArticleA “Transplant Miracle”
Twenty-six-year-old Drew Sollenberger wanted to donate a kidney. Two-year-old Ethan Hatton needed a new kidney to live. Their separate stories became one thanks to the University of Maryland Medical...
View ArticleUMMC Kidney Transplant Team Hangs on for Dear Life
Contributed by Michelle Klein Pre-Transplant Coordinator, UMMC Division of Transplantation Scared. Panicked. Frightful. What am I doing? These were some of the feelings I was having in the final...
View ArticleUMMC Mentorship Plants Seeds of Discovery With Local Student
by Lauren Goldschen As a rising senior at Atholton High School in Howard County in August of 2010, I was excited to start my Intern/Mentor Program provided through my school. This program encourages...
View ArticleYoung Accountant Reaches Professional Milestone One Year After Living Donor...
By Jennifer Dietrick Baltimore, MD FEBRUARY 18, 2013 — As of today, I am officially one year post-op! One year ago, Dr. Barth and Dr. LaMattina had finished the living donor liver transplantation that...
View ArticleMan Celebrates Six-Year Anniversary of Heart Transplant during April’s Donate...
When I first found out that I needed a heart transplant, I didn’t believe it. I was in denial since I was in such good shape all of my life. I hardly even got a cold. I couldn’t believe that my heart...
View ArticleThe ‘Seeker’ Gives Through a Living Kidney Donation
Matthew Taylor writes about “living an authentic life in a world of artifice” in his blog, “The Seeker.” This week, he posted a frank and engaging piece about donating one of his kidneys to his wife,...
View ArticleNurses Run for their ‘Heart Kids’
By Jen Arrington, MS, RN, CPN, and Kristen Fantel, BSN, RN, CEN On Oct. 12, 17 nurses and friends of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) will be running in the Baltimore Running Festival to raise...
View ArticleThanking Donors with All of Our Heart
By: Hope Gamper, Editorial Intern Most people know February 14th as Valentine’s Day, but February 14th also shares the honor of being National Donor Day. National Donor Day honors donors of organs,...
View ArticleMy Journey
By: Madhu Thibaudeau When I was 13 years old, my mom got very sick and was in the hospital. After many days in the hospital, we found out she had a genetic disease that destroys kidney tissue function...
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