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In one weekend, Methodist

Dallas performed seven

lifesaving kidney transplants

of life

Easter

in Dallas was overcast last spring. Yet despite the

clouds, the days shone bright for seven patients at Methodist

Dallas Medical Center, thanks to kidney donors whose legacy

was the gift of renewed life.

On Holy Saturday and Easter Monday, transplant

surgeons Richard Dickerman, MD, surgical director of

kidney and pancreas transplants, and Carlos Fasola, MD,

worked with two highly skilled teams of medical

professionals to perform a record number of kidney

transplants for the hospital.

The surgeons, both of whom are on the Methodist Dallas

medical staff, say it’s rare for so many organs from deceased

donors to become available at one time. But with new

equipment that allows doctors to both test donated kidneys

and improve their viability, Methodist Dallas was prepared.

Here are a few stories from that life-giving weekend.

CHOOSE LIFE

Thanks to organ donors, the highly

trained team at Methodist Dallas

has been able to performmore than

3,000 kidney transplants. Almost anyone

can become an organ donor, and it’s

possible to be a living kidney donor.

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