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The world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living recipient was performed at Mass General last Saturday. Years of research, pre-clinical studies and collaboration by Mass General Transplant has led to this historic achievement. Learn more from the The New York Times:

Excited to announce a major medical milestone today with Mass General Surgery, as we announced the first ever transplantation of a genetically engineered porcine kidney into a living human recipient. 🧬🧬 Read our release: shorturl.at/kEGTV


“My deepest gratitude goes to our MGH team. For their support and expertise, I can't think of a more dedicated team and I’m grateful to be a part of it.” -Dr. Leo Riella Leonardo V. Riella, Medical Director for Kidney Transplantation, Mass General Kidneys



Winfred Williams, MD, the Mass General nephrologist who treated Rick Slayman, will be on Radio Boston @wbur today during the 11am hour to talk about the patient's care and what led to the #pigkidneytransplant. Mass General Transplant Mass General Kidneys






Mark your calendars and register to hear from Camille Nelson Kotton Ayman Al Jurdi, MD FASN and expert panelists about the latest updates in treating #measles in the #transplant community on Wednesday, May 29th at 5pm ET partners.zoom.us/webinar/regist…


Podcast on #pig kidneys being transplanted into #humans featuring Mike Curtis eGenesis CEO and myself Mass General Transplant Mass General Kidneys #xenotransplantation criver.com/eureka/e75-por…

Important work from our group Mass General Transplant Mass General Kidneys highlighting long Covid incidence, characteristics and predictors in solid organ #transplantation journals.lww.com/transplantatio… see more details on thread from Leela 👇

🚨 Just a month away! Join the Mass General Brigham Heart Failure & Shock Symposium (9/12-9/14 🗓️). Dive into the latest in HF & shock management with top experts. Secure your spot today! #HeartFailure #MedicalEducation cmecatalog.hms.harvard.edu/mass-general-b…

Our team's latest work led by Kaitlyn Grieves exploring how reduced dose MMF may impact #lungtransplant outcomes is out. So proud to work with such a great transplant pharmacy team! t.author.email.elsevier.com/r/?id=h701268c… #MGHLungTransplant MGH Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Mass General Transplant MassGeneral News

🚨Excited to share our work on a new CRISPR-based #pointofcare test to detect high-risk #APOL1 variants. Precise, quick and cheap test, without the need of any machine. Goal to bring #PrecisionMedicine to the bedside! Great collab with Michael Kaminski Lab embopress.org/doi/full/10.10…
