Organ Transplant Services Blogs

First Pediatric Heart Transplant ... Featured, Organ Transplant Services

Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health achieved a groundbreaking milestone Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, with its first pediatric heart transplant in decades, ...

Facing Lupus and Kidney Failure: ... Organ Transplant Services

In the southwest Oklahoma community of Lawton, Jen Gish leads a busy life as a homeschool teacher to her two youngest children, volleyball coach, and ...

Donate Life in April Organ Transplant Services

April is National Donate Life Month, which is an entire month dedicated to raising awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation. It is also the ...

An Unexpected Gift: Unique Liver ... Organ Transplant Services

When Kelly Darden and her husband packed up their life in Albuquerque to move to Oklahoma in June 2022, they had no idea their world was about to be ...

First Evidence-Based Liver ... Organ Transplant Services

Experts at OU Health recently completed the state's first evidence-based liver transplant for a particularly challenging and oftentimes deadly form of ...

A Life-saving Gift: Maria’s Story Organ Transplant Services

At 23, Maria had four young kids. Family life was busy and to unwind, she and her husband enjoyed a drink or two. Maria particularly enjoyed a wine ...

OU Health Plays Significant Role In ... Organ Transplant Services

OKLAHOMA CITY – One of the most significant actions a person can take is to donate a kidney or other organ to a person who otherwise will eventually ...