Liver Spotlights Stories
VCU Health Performs Rare Liver Transplant for the First Time
VCU Health is one of the first in the country to perform a blood type incompatible liver transplant — part of an ongoing effort to increase patient access to lifesaving organs amid a national shortage.
A Father and Son's Team of Heroes Through a Living Donor Liver Transplant
Edward Foster’s eighth child and youngest son, Edward “Rick” Foster Jr., heroically came to his rescue as a match to be his living liver donor. Then, the expert VCU Health team successfully performed the organization’s first living donor liver transplant in five years to restore Foster’s health.
A New Liver Gifts Hope and Healing
A genetic disease left 4-year-old Astrid Cubas-Sanchez suffering to live a normal childhood, but her liver transplant gave her the priceless gift of new hope and healing.
The Ultimate Gift
With his organs shutting down, Weldon Bradshaw receives a liver, just in the nick of time.
Paying It Forward
Thirty years after surviving a car accident, Ken Schuler donates his liver to save a stranger.
A Lasting Bond
A liver transplant provides John Snead with a chance at life — and a lifelong friend.