News and Publications

Transplant Update
A Report From Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute
Vol. 3 No 3 Topics Include:

• Baylor Offers Living Donor Liver Transplants
• Machine Perfusion of Donated Kidneys Can Increase Function and Graph Survival
• Pancreas After Kidney Transplant Offers Distinct Advantage
• Baylor Team Figures Prominently at International Islet Cell Transplant Meeting
• LVADs Allow Some Patients to Recover Heart Function
• A New Look at Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygeneration

Transplant Update
A Report From Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute
Vol. 3 No 2 Topics include:

• Recurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Decreases in Last Decade
• Laparascopic Nephrectomy Eases Burden of Living Donation
• Baylor Offers Comprehensive Care for Complex Pancreatic Disease
• Recent Progress in Islet Cell Transplantation
• HeartWare® Ventricular Assist System to be Studied as Destination Therapy
• Treatment Alternatives for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Transplant Update
A Report From Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute
In Vol. 3 No 1 topics include:

• Baylor Investigates Liver Assist Device for Patients with Liver Failure
• Pregnancy After Kidney Transplantation
• Obesity Diminishes Outcomes for Kidney Pancreas Recipients
• Baylor Receives Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Grant for Islet Cell Research
• Heart Transplant  Recipient Demographics Show Key Changes
• Bilateral Lung Transplants Improve Long Term Patient Outcomes

May 2011:   The Simmons Transplant Institute at Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth reaches historic milestone by performing their 1,000th transplant during .  The Baylor All Saints abdominal transplant program was launched in July 2002 under the surgical direction of Dr. Marlon Levy.  This momentous accomplishment was made possible by the tremendous efforts of Dr. Levy along with the transplant and hospital staffs, physicians, and administration of Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth.  Please join us in celebrating this extraordinary event in the life of the transplant program.  Congratulations Simmons Transplant Institute at Baylor All Saints!

Transplant Update
A Report From Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute
Volume 1 - Number 1
In this issue:
- The Liver and Pancrease Disease Center
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation for Diabetes Millitus
- Transplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis
- Islet Cell Transplantation Report
- Left Ventricular Assist Device
- Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

Transplant Update
A Report From Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute
Volume 1 - Number 2
In this issue:
- Indications for Liver Transplant
- Paired Donor Kidney Transplantation
- Pancreas Transplants Save Lives
- Beta Cell Regeneration Research