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 The history of organ transplantation at the Hume-Lee Transplant center is both rich and innovative. In 1962, the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals initiated a transplant program which was then one of only three such programs in the nation.
While solid organ transplants were a relatively new concept
when MCVH first made pioneering advances in the field, recent
advances in organ preservation, immunosuppression, patient
evaluation, and surgical techniques have led to a marked improvement
in the resultsof transplantations. Once risky operations now
carry success rates greater than 90 percent.
At the Hume-Lee Transplant center, our mission
of providing the best in patient care, research and education
has allowed us to maintain our positionas a leading authority
in all aspects of solid organ transplantation. The dedication
of our staff has helped our program grow and develop into
one that's much more advanced than anyone thought possible
just 30 years ago. Today, kidney, liver, and pancreatic transplants
have become routine at HLTC.
I invite you to learn more about what we are doing here in
transplantation. We're proud to say that one of the top solid
organ abdominal transplant programs in the world is right
here at MCV Hospitals and Physicians of the VCU Health
System.
Marc P. Posner, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Division of Transplantation Surgery
Director, Transplant Programs
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