News & Events
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute: 4 Heart Transplants in 3 Days
The evening of Monday, May 6, Maria E. Rodrigo, MD, got the call: A heart was available for a desperately sick patient. Out of another person’s tragedy, someone, somewhere would receive the gift of life. It all depended upon
who was the sickest of the sick at the moment. And that someone turned out to be at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. … Read More
Special Ops approach to transplants boosts patient outcomes, lowers cost
ORLANDO, Fla., April 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – An approach to organ recovery based on military-style Special Ops teams leads to better outcomes for both patients and hospitals, according to a far-reaching study of more than 1,000 heart and lung transplants in the United States. The research was presented today at the 39th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation by Hassan Tetteh, MD. … Read More
STAR Teams Presentation at ISLHT 2019
Watch Dr. Hassan Tetteh’s presentation, Innovation in Heart and Lung Organ Recovery, at the ISHLT 2019 Annual Meeting. … Read More