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Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure  featured image
Bariatric surgery paves way for heart transplant after end-stage heart failure 
Laura Tedesco
February 13, 2026

With a failing heart and little hope of healing, Alan Lewis sunk into depression, gaining 330 pounds. After he came to Mayo, bariatric surgery enabled[...]

After a Liver Transplant, Financial Adviser Turns to Helping Others featured image
After a Liver Transplant, Financial Adviser Turns to Helping Others
Joel Streed
April 7, 2017
Friend’s Generosity and Successful Transplant Give Maikki Nekton a New Way of Looking at the World featured image
Friend’s Generosity and Successful Transplant Give Maikki Nekton a New Way of Looking at the World
Joel Streed
March 31, 2017
Heart Transplant Puts an Active Athlete Back in Action featured image
Heart Transplant Puts an Active Athlete Back in Action
Joel Streed
March 13, 2017
Paired Kidney Donation Opens the Door to a More Active, Independent Life for Kathy Allen featured image
Paired Kidney Donation Opens the Door to a More Active, Independent Life for Kathy Allen
Joel Streed
January 26, 2017
‘You Never Think About a Living Donor Until Someone You Love Needs One’ featured image
‘You Never Think About a Living Donor Until Someone You Love Needs One’
Joel Streed
January 5, 2017
Paired Kidney Donation Offers a Unique Way Forward for Transplant Recipient featured image
Paired Kidney Donation Offers a Unique Way Forward for Transplant Recipient
Joel Streed
December 30, 2016
Teen Receives Thorough, Compassionate Care Before, During and After a Heart Transplant at Mayo Clinic featured image
Teen Receives Thorough, Compassionate Care Before, During and After a Heart Transplant at Mayo Clinic
Joel Streed
December 8, 2016
Sharing Part of His Liver, Brother-in-Law Offers Something Greater: A Future featured image
Sharing Part of His Liver, Brother-in-Law Offers Something Greater: A Future
Joel Streed
November 22, 2016
Living Donor to Kidney Recipient: ‘I Feel Like the Winner in All This’ featured image
Living Donor to Kidney Recipient: ‘I Feel Like the Winner in All This’
Joel Streed
October 19, 2016
Mayo Clinic’s First Lung Transplant Recipient in Florida Makes Most of Every Moment for 15 Years and Counting featured image
Mayo Clinic’s First Lung Transplant Recipient in Florida Makes Most of Every Moment for 15 Years and Counting
Joel Streed
August 4, 2016
Remembrance Events at Mayo Clinic Give Family Time to Reflect and Share featured image
Remembrance Events at Mayo Clinic Give Family Time to Reflect and Share
Joel Streed
July 1, 2016
After a Long, Long Wait, a Transplant, Gratitude and Goodbyes featured image
After a Long, Long Wait, a Transplant, Gratitude and Goodbyes
Joel Streed
June 28, 2016

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