All Posts: organ transplant

• School of Medicine Grad Prepares for Career in Transplant Medicine

  Since childhood, Malcolm Meredith (M’23) knew he wanted to be a surgeon. His experiences at the School of Medicine prompted him to focus on transplant medicine, a career he’ll pursue as a surgical resident at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Commencement 2023, medical education, organ transplant, School of Medicine, student experience

• Eliminating the Need for Anti-Rejection Drugs for Transplant Recipients

  (January 9, 2022) — Courtney Howard, 43, needed a kidney transplant to save her life and be cured of hereditary polycystic kidney disease. While she knew the kidney transplant was inevitable, what she did not know is that her sister Shannon Walker, who had vowed to provide that kidney when it was needed, would also […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: immunotherapy, organ rejection, organ transplant, research