
18 Sep Discovery Radio – Episode #17 – Advances in Organ Transplantation
The Medical College of Wisconsin has made major strides in organ transplants. With its hospital partners, the Division of Transplant Surgery provides abdominal organ transplantation at Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. On this episode of CTSI Discovery Radio, we’ll discuss new innovations in liver transplants, a current study to help kidney recipients, and the ethics of allocating organs to those on a “wait list”.
Guests
- Johnny C. Hong, MD, Chief, Associate Professor, Mark B. Adams Chair in Surgery; Director, Solid Organ Transplantation, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Marshall Beckman, MD, Associate Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Ryan Spellecy, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Medical College of Wisconsin
Additional Resources
Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Wisconsin Donor Registry