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How You Can Qualify to Be a Living Kidney Donor

What you need to know about donating a kidney A kidney transplant, which helps patients with kidney disease, including advanced…

How to Get Added to a Lung Transplant Waiting List

A Keck Medicine of USC expert explains the eligibility and evaluation processes. If you or a loved one is dealing…

Meet Takashi Harano, MD

Dr. Harano is a thoracic surgeon who specializes in lung transplantations at Keck Medicine of USC.  Here’s what you won’t…

Meet Raymond Lee, MD

Dr. Lee is a cardiac surgeon with Keck Medicine of USC with specialized expertise in artificial heart and lung support…

Meet Eric Leon Tam, MD

Dr. Tam is a blood and marrow transplant and hematology oncology specialist with USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of…

Bone Marrow and Lung Transplants Treat Rare Genetic Condition

A rare genetic condition required two transplants — and the expertise of a multidisciplinary team. By the time Vicente Samano…

Hematology Oncology: How to Lead in a Fast-Changing Field

Staying on top of research and development is challenging. One expert shares his advice. Hematology and oncology are two of…

Four Siblings, Two Donor Organs and Two Saved Lives

An incredible story of hope, family and medical innovation The problem seemed insurmountable. A young woman born with an incurable…

Executive Recruits Own Lifesaving Surgeon

A stroke caused by a rare heart condition prompted Eric Alcorn, a former health care executive, to seek care from…

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How to Become a Living Organ Donor

Transplants from living donors can be lifesaving for a patient in need. A Keck Medicine of USC transplant surgeon answers…

SIR-T Immunotherapy Targets Prostate Cancer

Adapted from an existing treatment harnessing the body's immune system, the discovery could unlock a potential next-generation cell therapy. A…