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Increasing the Donor Pool with Refurbished Organs 23 Mar 2013 | 09:30 pm
What if you could take a damaged lung from a deceased patient, clean it up and refurbish it for someone in need of a transplant? Or what if you could print someone a brand new human lung using a 3-D b...
About Us 22 Mar 2013 | 08:38 am
Unity for Life Tucson, which resides under the umbrella of the UMC Foundation (an IRS-recognized 501[c][3] tax-exempt foundation), was formed in December 2009 by a community of UMC cardio-thoracic tra...
Volunteer Opportunity 22 Mar 2013 | 04:53 am
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Statistics on Lung & Heart Transplants 19 Mar 2013 | 11:07 pm
According to OPTN (The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network), there are currently 1,626 Americans waiting for one or both lungs. There are 3,385 candidates waiting for a heart, and 49 who are wait...
New Surgical Director at UMC 19 Mar 2013 | 08:11 am
Noted Phoenix heart surgeon Dale Payne, M.D., PhD, has joined the University of Arizona Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, as surgical director of the Cardiothoracic Intensive ...
Medication or House Payment 15 Mar 2013 | 09:27 pm
My name is Debbie, and I am a double-lung transplant recipient. Diagnosed in 2000 with COPD, I lived with my disease for eight years, coming to UMC for a correct diagnosis of Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Disea...
Pay His Act Forward 15 Mar 2013 | 09:00 pm
My name is Pat I lived for eight years with a failing heart and was close to death. My condition had deteriorated so rapidly,I was flown via Life-Flight from New Mexico, losing my home and family busi...
Paying It Forward 15 Mar 2013 | 09:00 pm
My name is Pat I lived for eight years with a failing heart and was close to death. My condition had deteriorated so rapidly,I was flown via Life-Flight from New Mexico, losing my home and family busi...
“Brother” Through Transplant 15 Mar 2013 | 06:54 am
Hi, my name is Gary and this is my story. In July 1999 at age 43 I had a major heart attack that would determine the necessity for a heart transplant in order to survive. After speaking with my family...
Brothers Through Transplant 15 Mar 2013 | 06:54 am
Hi, my name is Gary and this is my story. In July 1999 at age 43 I had a major heart attack that would determine the necessity for a heart transplant in order to survive. After speaking with my family...
