IN THE NEWS
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Why Choose UW Health Transplant?
Our transplant program has garnered international recognition for leadership in organ preservation, transplant surgery and care of transplant patients. Based on overall volume since its inception, UW Health is the third-largest transplant program in the United States and a strong option for transplant patients in the Midwest and beyond.
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Dancing With the Doctor
Ten years ago at age 2, Ali Wandschneider received a life-saving liver transplant. Now she's active and healthy and an organ donation advocate. In January, Ali and her transplant surgeon, Dr. Tony D'Alessandro, will dance together at the National Kidney Foundation of Wisconsin's Spotlight on Life Gala, an event styled after "Dancing With the Stars."
Video (left): Watch Ali and the Doctor practice |
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Organ Donation Registry
More than 1,800 people in Wisconsin are waiting for the gift of life. Wisconsin has a new online Donor Registry which makes it easier than ever to authorize organ, tissue and eye donation. Learn more
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Petes's StoryBeing from Chicago, Illinois, Peter Cashman is a loyal Bears fan. In 2010, he received a liver transplant that changed his life in many ways, especially when he learned his donor was a Green Bay Packers fan.
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Kidney Exchange Program
When her mom needed a kidney transplant, Becky Broering offered hers, but found her organ to be incompatible. The UW Health Transplant kidney exchange program, which establishes nationwide donation chains to search for compatible organs, provided the Broerings with a viable donation avenue.
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