youtu.be/NfKwpS93Jsg Robot donor nephrectomy video

Thank you to #ACSCC24 for hosting Victoria Mapulanga. He is a visiting surgeon from Lusaka, Zambia and is the lead surgeon in the development of the first kidney transplant program in Zambia. Excited to help lead this training consortium.

Congrats to Anji Wall for being featured in the latest ASTS Chimera! Anji is a graduate of the Stanford abdominal transplant fellowship and is an accomplished surgeon scientist who is a leader in bioethics and transplantation. asts.org/connect/chimer….

Thank you Dr. Bassem Wadie, UTH surgeon in Lusaka, Zambia, for sending me to chaminuka lodge where I got to enjoy wonderful food, people, African countryside and animals!

Thank you ACS Hope American College of Surgeons and John Kelly John Kelly for supporting UTH hospital in Lusaka Zambia. One of the many contributions are these latex free gloves. Through our timely support we were able to avoid canceling a patients long awaited kidney transplant.

UTH TO PERFORM 20 KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS IN 2025 By Mulenga Chipampe Makasa Lusaka’s University Teaching Hospital (UTH) is set to reach a major medical milestone by performing 20 kidney transplants in 2025, according to nephrologist Dr. Aggrey Mweemba. Speaking at a press

Concluded another successful training visit at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia! 3 kidney transplants and 3 AV fistulas. Most excited about the local surgeons performing the AV fistulas independently! 🙌👍🏼Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health American College of Surgeons Stanford Surgery Ministry of Health Zambia

Thank you Stanford Medicine Stanford Surgery for donating a Thompson retractor. Thank you Thompson Retractor for refurbishing and personalizing it for Lusaka Zambia🙏. Ministry of Health Zambia Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health StanfordAbdTxp

Attended the ACS HOPE work plan meeting with Victor Mapulanga. Grateful for the American College of Surgeons in supporting the development of kidney transplant program in Lusaka Zambia for many years to come. Ministry of Health Zambia

Welcome Tyler York and Kamil Hanna to the Stanford abdominal transplant fellowship! Marc Melcher Tyler York mary hawn

Congrats to the Stanford abdominal transplant surgery fellows on all their amazing talks at WTC 2025!#WTC2025 StanfordAbdTxp Amanda Jensen

Wrapping up another amazing week in Lusaka, Zambia. Thank you to Maha Mohammed, ken Tran, and Todo for helping develop the kidney transplant program. #acshope StanfordAbdTxp Stanford General Surgery Stanford Nephrology ASTS American College of Surgeons Stanford Vascular

Special thank you to Thompson Retractor and Stanford Health Care for donating a refurbished kidney transplant retractor to the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia. We now have retractors for both the donor and recipient!

diggers.news/lifestyle/2025… Living donor pair that the team helped transplant earlier this year. Great to see the long term impact! Marc Melcher #makinganimpact

Huge congratulations to the entire team at NewYork-Presbyterian!

Agree with the ⁦⁦ASTS⁩ in holding Organ procurement organizations and transplant centers accountable. washingtonpost.com/health/2025/09…