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October 13, 2025
WashU Medicine, St. Louis Children’s Hospital team performs first pediatric “domino” partial heart transplant in Midwest
The St. Louis Children's Hospital, WashU Medicine Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to perform this rare, lifesaving procedure.
News Release
November 29, 2023
Long-standing hormone treatment for donated hearts found to be ineffective
Practice of using thyroid hormones to preserve function for transplantation may even cause harm.
News Release
September 22, 2023
$5 million for research on immune responses to cancer-causing virus in immunocompromised kids
Problem common in organ transplant recipients.
News Release
September 6, 2023
Obituary: Stanley Paul Hmiel, MD, PhD, pediatric nephrologist, 64
Was medical director of pediatric kidney transplant program.
Obituaries
June 5, 2023
Donated kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients are safe to transplant
Study finds that such organs don't transmit virus that causes COVID-19.
News Release
June 21, 2022
Doyle installed as distinguished chair in transplantation
Surgeon named Mid-America Transplant/Department of Surgery Distinguished Endowed Chair in Abdominal Transplantation.
News Release
November 1, 2021
Tague receives Harold Amos faculty development award
Pulmonologist recognized by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
National Leaders
September 2, 2020
$10 million in grants aimed at preventing organ rejection after transplantation
Researchers to study how immune cells respond after lung, heart transplants.
News Release
June 11, 2019
St. Louis transplant surgeons fear new organ allocation rules could harm patients
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
April 22, 2019
New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences
Higher costs, fewer lungs available for transplant from local donors.
News Release
February 1, 2019
New clues discovered to lung transplant rejection
Points toward treatment to prevent a particularly deadly form of rejection.
News Release
September 25, 2018
Kreisel named G. Alexander Patterson, MD/Mid-America Transplant Chair
Honored for innovation in lung transplantation.
News Release
May 21, 2018
Clues found to early lung transplant failure
Treatments targeting inflammation may prevent deadly condition.
News Release
November 14, 2016
Obituary: Charles B. Anderson, former director of general surgery, 78
Helped establish university's esteemed transplantation program.
Obituaries
April 6, 2016
Surgeons test technology with potential to expand lung transplant donor pool
Device designed to recondition lungs, keep organs thriving outside body.
News Release
January 4, 2016
Will lab-grown kidneys fix our transplant waiting lists?
Source: Washington Post
October 9, 2015
Interventions to address lung transplant rejection
Researchers at Washington University are using innovative approaches to address major complications that can occur after lung transplant surgery.
Innovate Magazines
July 29, 2015
Using data to improve kidney transplant outcomes, personalize care
Analyzing national kidney transplant databases could help improve patient care and outcomes.
School of Medicine
November 21, 2014
Lung perfusion technology may increase the donor pool
Washington University surgeons are testing a new way of preserving lungs in hopes of increasing numbers of acceptable donors.
Innovate Magazines
November 20, 2014
Lung transplantation: Bench science pursues solutions for long-term survival
Research at Washington University School of Medicine is helping to improve the survival of patients who receive lung transplants.
Innovate Magazines
March 1, 2014
Is it possible to grow a kidney?
New research is allowing scientists to grow organs like kidneys using embryonic cells from animals such as pigs.
Innovate Magazines
February 21, 2014
Sickle cell solutions
Refining a safer, gentler transplant process that promises a better fix for sickle cell disease.
Outlook Magazine