NFT Patients Who Received Transplants in August

We are so happy for our patients who received lifesaving transplants last month! We wish them the very best in their recoveries.

• Jacqueline Bright (kidney) at Duke University Medical Center


• Nathan Chavis (liver) at Duke University Medical Center


• Cheryl Easton (liver) at Methodist Hospital Dallas


• Brian Flaitz (bone marrow) at Shands at the University of Florida


• Jeannie Huffaker (bone marrow) at University of California San Francisco


• Colon Jones (liver) at Duke University Medical Center


• Charles Knapp (liver) at Methodist University Transplant Institute


• Scott Machowski (lung) at University of Texas Medical Branch


• Cody Sheets (lung) at Integris Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute

Methodist Institute Reaches Transplant Milestone

Congratulations to the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute for reaching a milestone in transplantation! The Methodist Transplant Institute, along with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, performed its 1,000th liver transplant Monday, September 28. Only 33 liver transplant programs in the U.S. have reached this milestone, out of a total of 126 liver programs in the country.

We greatly appreciate the work of the Methodist Transplant Institute and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as they serve those awaiting lifesaving transplants in the Mid-South. With nearly 104,000 people waiting for transplants in the U.S., these surgeons are offering hope to so many people in need of a second chance at life.

To read more about this exciting accomplishment, read this article from the Memphis Business Journal.