MUSC Organ Transplant Podcast

At 41 years old, Don Holzheimer received a kidney from his brother after years of dealing with proteinuria, end stage renal disease and dialysis. In this podcast Don describes his experience undergoing dialysis, the kidney transplant procedure and ...

Don Holzheimer received a kidney transplant from his brother. Afterwards, he volunteered to participate in a clinical trial extending the use of a medication (ramipril) that has been used to control blood pressure to also control levels of protein in ...

Don Holzheimer received a kidney transplant from his brother. Afterwards, he volunteered to participate in a clinical trial extending the use of a medication (ramipril) that has been used to control blood pressure to also control levels of protein in ...

As a result of donation of one kidney from a healthy donor to a complete stranger in 2006, the first non-simultaneous, extended altruistic-donor (NEAD) chain was created. The physicians involved now have sophisticated computer programs to help them match ...

Mary Hart, an administrative specialist at the MUSC Children’s Hospital, discusses her personal experience of donating a kidney. She describes her reasons for deciding to volunteer for the procedure, what the recovery experience was like, and how this ...

Mary Hart, an administrative specialist at the MUSC Children’s Hospital, discusses her personal experience of donating a kidney. She describes her reasons for deciding to volunteer for the procedure, what the recovery experience was like, and how this ...

Dr. Prabakhar Baliga, director of the division of transplant surgery at MUSC, discusses the significant advantages of obtaining a donor kidney from a living person. He explains how significant advances in anti-rejection medications have made this ...

Dr. Prabakhar Baliga, director of the division of transplant surgery at MUSC, discusses the significant advantages of obtaining a donor kidney from a living person. He explains how significant advances in anti-rejection medications have made this ...

Dr. Heather Skeens, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Storm Eye Institute at MUSC, discusses the advantages of a corneal transplant procedure known as Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK). She explains how this procedure can ...

Dr. Heather Skeens, assistant professor of ophthalmology at the Storm Eye Institute at MUSC, discusses the advantages of a corneal transplant procedure known as Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK). She explains how this procedure can ...

The director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, describes the use of umbilical cord blood, which can be a source for stem cells. In this podcast, she focuses on the storage of cord blood and talks about ...

The director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, discusses allogeneic transplantation, meaning cells from a donor individual are used. She walks through the process of extracting the cells from the donor ...

The director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, discusses allogeneic transplantation, meaning cells from a donor individual are used. She walks through the process of extracting the cells from the donor ...

The director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, discusses allogeneic transplantation, meaning cells from a donor individual are used. She walks through the process of extracting the cells from the donor ...

Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, the director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, explains sickle cell disease in terms of both symptomology and prognosis. She also overtreatment options, focusing on the benefits ...

Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, the director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, describes bone marrow transplantation and notes pediatric diseases for which a transplant may be necessary. She focuses on the ...

Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, the director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, describes bone marrow transplantation and notes pediatric diseases for which a transplant may be necessary. She focuses on the ...

Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, the director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, describes bone marrow transplantation and notes pediatric diseases for which a transplant may be necessary. She focuses on the ...

A specialist in both gastroenterology and hepatology, Dr. David Koch discusses primary liver cancer, noting reasons for increased risk of this disease. He goes over the process from screening through diagnosis and treatment. In this cancer podcast, Dr. ...