Lowering rejection risk in organ transplants — Mayo Clinic

Among the more than 120,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant, thousands are told their likelihood of rejection may be too high to take the risk. However, at Mayo Clinic, some of these highly sensitized patients are still being ...

Grand Rounds: The Establishment of a Hand and Face Transplant Center

Steven L. Moran, M.D., presents The Establishment of a Hand and Face Transplant Center.

Circulatory Failure Tutorial: When to consider LVAD therapy, when to consider transplant

This video is a taste of Mayo Clinic's Circulatory Failure Tutorials. When to choose LVAD therapy and when to consider transplant are covered.

Stem cell transplantation as a treatment for multiple myeloma — Mayo Clinic

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow or blood-producing tissue that fills spaces within the bones.

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) — Mayo Clinic

Graft-versus-host disease is a rare disease, a complication of bone marrow transplantation. In this video, Mayo Clinic hematologist Shahrukh K. Hashmi, M.D., describes the condition and Mayo Clinic's unique approach to prevent and treat the condition.

Surgical combination shows promise for people who are obese with end-stage liver failure

Combining bariatric surgery with liver transplant shows promise for patients with medically- complicated obesity and end-stage liver failure, Mayo Clinic researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Stem cells 101

Physicians and researchers in the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Mayo Clinic say it has to do with developing completely new ways to treat and manage chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, or even degenerative nerve, bone and joint conditions.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis

Samar H. Ibrahim, M.B., Ch.B., pediatric hepatologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses liver transplantation as a definitive treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).