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Expanding Access to Liver Transplant: Why Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine Launched an Adult Living Donor Program
For hepatologists and other physicians who treat patients with advanced liver disease, the gap between the number of patients who need transplant and the number of available organs is a familiar challenge.
Advancing Liver Transplant Innovation
William Chapman, MD surgical director of the transplant program, shares insight into emerging work in xenotransplantation and other research aimed at addressing the global organ shortage.
Transforming COPD Care: WashU Medicine Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital Combine Expertise with Advanced Treatments
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to be one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States, yet it remains underdiagnosed and undertreated with treatment historically centered on smoking cessation and a series of inhalers.
At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, A Wider Organ Donor Pool Saves Lives
The DCD program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine was initiated in response to the increasing waiting periods for heart transplants, despite the 2018 changes in organ allocation aimed at reducing wait list mortality.
