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Organ procurement organization. In the United States, an organ procurement organization (OPO) is a non-profit organization that is responsible for the evaluation and procurement of deceased-donor organs for organ transplantation. There are 57 such organizations in the United States, [1] each responsible for organ procurement in a specific ...
The United Network for Organ Sharing ( UNOS) is a non-profit scientific and educational organization that administers the only Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network ( OPTN) in the United States, established ( 42 U.S.C. § 274) by the U.S. Congress in 1984 by Gene A. Pierce, founder of United Network for Organ Sharing.
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center ( OSUWMC) is a multidisciplinary academic medical center located in Columbus, Ohio, United States, on the main campus of Ohio State University. For 29 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has recognized Ohio State Wexner Medical Center specialties in its "Best Hospitals" rankings.
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John Hartwell Harrison (February 16, 1909 – January 20, 1984) was an American urologic surgeon, professor, and author. He performed the first human organ removal for transplant to another. This was a pivotal undertaking as a member of the medical team that accomplished the world’s first successful kidney transplant.
May 12, 2024 at 12:34 PM. Richard Slayman, the first person to ever receive a kidney from a pig has died, according to Massachusetts General Hospital, where the transplant was performed in March ...
Nationwide Children's Hospital. / 39.953235; -82.979359. Nationwide Children's Hospital (formerly Columbus Children's Hospital) is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care teaching hospital located in the Southern Orchards neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The hospital has 673 pediatric beds [2] and is affiliated with the Ohio State University ...
Richard Grehl from Suffern, a heart transplant recipient, is pictured with the team of cardiac care Nurse Practitioners at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, Feb. 29, 2024.