TRANSPLANT SERVICES 40TH ANNIVERSARY
40 Years of Life-Saving Transplants
Transforming Lives Through Innovation and Philanthropy
n 1984 , 5-year-old Amie Garrison from Indiana urgently needed a liver transplant due to a rare bile duct disorder . With few hospitals worldwide offering the procedure , her family came to Baylor University Medical Center ( BUMC ) in Dallas , which was just about to launch its transplant program .
Led by Dr . Goran Klintmalm , a team at
BUMC successfully performed the surgery , marking the beginning of what would
grow into an internationally recognized transplant program . Over the last 40 years , BUMC ’ s program has achieved numerous “ firsts ” at state , national and global levels , providing hope and new beginnings for more than 11,000 patients .
Amie Garrison and her parents after her 1984 liver transplant — the very first at Baylor University Medical Center .
Here , we highlight key milestones of the BUMC transplant program and how philanthropy has helped expand the program . We also share stories from patients who ’ ve received a second chance at life .
Since 1984 , physicians at BUMC have performed :
How Philanthropy Helps
Donor investment supports research ,
education and programs that advance transplant medicine . Donors can partner with the
Baylor Scott & White Annette C . and Harold C . Simmons Transplant Institute to help change more lives with an organ transplant . Here ’ s how :
Train the next generation of leaders in transplant medicine .
We are currently training
12 fellows and , to date , we ’ ve trained more than
50 transplant surgeons to advance the field and serve patients locally and globally .
By growing the number of physicians trained in the state , we ’ re expanding the physician pipeline and increasing the number of future leaders who can care for Texas communities .
Enhance programs that support patients .
Transplant patients face a complex medical journey before their surgery and throughout the remainder of their lives after a transplant . Baylor Scott & White invests in programs and resources that support the holistic needs of our transplant patients .
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More than 1,230 heart transplants .
More than 4,500 kidney transplants .
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More than 4,470 liver transplants . |
More than 700 lung transplants . |
34 uterine transplants . 25 babies have been born thanks to this procedure . |
Nearly 250 islet transplants in patients with chronic pancreatitis . |
the future issues in transplantation . of care . From ethics to immunology , we are advancing research to find better ways to care for |
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patients before , during and after transplant . |
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LIVES TRANSFORMED thanks to a transplant at BUMC
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“ I wake up every day with the goal of making every beat count .”
Kennedy Ngungutau Heart transplant recipient
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discoveries and impact national policies . |
Since his surgery , Kennedy became a father and connects with fellow heart transplant patients , offering support and perspective on life beyond recovery .
Since her surgery , Lisa and her husband , Reid , have adopted two children , and Reid donated one of his kidneys to a friend whose kidneys had failed him .
“ Receiving the gift of life has allowed me to celebrate three birthdays since my transplant , see my niece born , enjoy extra holidays with my family , more time with my husband , family and friends , and it has allowed me to become a passionate advocate for organ donation .”
Lisa Barker Liver transplant recipient
“ I walked up to her , and I just started crying . I could not tell her ‘ thank you ’ enough times to be able to do this .”
Madison Gibbs Uterus transplant recipient
Madison is now a mother of two after receiving a uterus transplant from donor Janice Bage .