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On the face of it, there wasn’t anything specific about Eileen Rooney Hausermann’s life growing up in Vermont that might have indicated she would one day be an organ donor. She grew up in Essex Junction, in a large, healthy family, with no hospital experiences as a child and young woman. And yet there were small […]
As Anthony celebrates the anniversary of his kidney transplantation, we sit in our office reflecting on our journey together. It was exactly a year ago when he was called in the middle of the night for a kidney transplantation. His wait was finally over. “One of the luckiest people” Anthony considers himself to be one […]
Dr. Marios Prikis, medical director of transplant at the UVM Medical Center and Rich Padula, manager of transplant services at the UVM Medical Center discuss the many ways in which lives are saved by organ donation and what they do to make the process as easy as possible for those on the waiting list. Listen […]
More than 80,000 people go to the emergency room each year due to lawn mower injuries. The numbers rise each year. This is troubling and alarming. Young children are at the greatest risk for devastating injuries, reconstructive surgery, permanent disfigurement and disability, or even amputation of a body part. Play an active role in preventing […]
I made the decision to be an organ donor by donating a kidney to my sister as soon as I received the news her kidneys were failing. I think for some people the question to donate is this easy: There simply is no question. My sister was facing a lifetime of dialysis or worse – […]
Four years ago at the age of 46, I “crash landed” into kidney disease. A visit to the doctor for what seemed like flu symptoms led me to the hospital and a diagnosis of Goodpasture’s Syndrome (a rare autoimmune disease in which antibodies attack the lungs and kidneys). It was the beginning of a long, tiring, […]
Imagine your current life plan for the next year or two: where you will live, what your job will be, what hobbies you will participate in, and what muscles your body will use to do simple things like walk. Now, throw 75 percent of that plan out the window, and think only about the people […]
Today, we honor patients and families who have survived trauma – and we renew our commitment to providing the best quality of care possible to injured patients in our region. It’s a commitment we have dedicated ourselves to since 1994, when we received our first Level I Trauma designation. Our champions then were Fred Rogers, […]
My mom would have been 71 years old today had her life not been taken by COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a disease caused by smoking that eventually destroys the lungs. It was a great loss as she was one of the most giving people I know. Through organ donation though, her spirit continues to change the […]
April is Donate Life Month. To learn more about organ donation and to register to be an organ donor, please visit www.donatelifevt.org. As a Transplant Surgeon, I have seen both the good and the bad. Right now, there are a number of troubling trends impacting patients waiting for organ donation. There are also incredible advances […]
