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THE POWER OF ONE: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR THE PATIENT A LETTER FROM DR. KLINTMALM TO FRIENDS & COLLEAGUES Reflecting on the past year and the notable 32-year history of the Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute, one constant emerged as the driving force behind all that we have done — the power of one. Our dedication to collaboration and innovation has benefited the one who is at the center of all that we do — the patient. I learned the value of teamwork from my mentor, Dr. Thomas Starzl, the “father of transplantation” and my “second father,” who recently passed away. I became the recipient of his life-long commitment to learning and sharing when I trained with him in Denver and then in Pittsburgh in 1979–1981. He was instrumental in starting the transplant program at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas that enabled me to perform the first liver transplant in North Texas in 1984. Since that time, the Baylor Dallas transplant program has grown to be one of the largest in the nation and the world and a true visionary – performing some of the region’s and nation’s firsts. How did our dedication to collaboration and innovation manifest itself in 2016? • The team of surgeons on the medical staff at Baylor Dallas and Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth performed our 4,000th liver transplant, a remarkable milestone. • A courageous North Texan became the first area resident to receive an artificial heart as a bridge to heart transplant. • We continued our journey as pioneers in transplantation by performing five uterine transplants in 2016, joining a handful of other centers around the world that are developing this new technique to enable women who were previously unable to experience the joy of pregnancy and childbirth. • Our robust research program sponsored numerous clinical trials and studies that will shape the future of transplant medicine. With our continuing commitment to recruiting and retaining the top transplant talent in the world, the Baylor Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute looks forward to pushing the limits to transform transplant medicine for our current and future patients. 3