http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/index.aspxBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.en-usThu, 31 May 2012 -22:-226:-223 EST20http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/images_podcast/iPod_neurologicalnewlg.jpghttp://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/index.aspxMUSC Organ Transplant Podcast Health Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants. noMUSC,organ,transplant,organ,transplantation,surgery,heart,transplantBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.copyright 2008MUSC,organ,transplant,organ,transplantation,surgery,heart,transplantHealthScience & Medicine/Medicinemuschlth@musc.eduMedical Univeristy of South Carolinahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/FNRKSyzdTsc/displayPod.aspxAt 41 years old, Don Holzheimer received a kidney from his brother after years of dealing with proteinuria, end stage renal disease and dialysis. In this podcast Don describes his experience undergoing dialysis, the kidney transplant procedure and recovery. He also explains why transplant patients take immunosuppressant drugs.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/f67c13447a144eb5b27acf2ffa2d3b0c-ba73939869c442f6afe7b663fff08e9b/transplant_holzheimer_f102009.mp3Wed, 21 Oct 2009 -215:-228:-218 EST8:52MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=843&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/-i_6FtLARVk/displayPod.aspxDon Holzheimer received a kidney transplant from his brother. Afterwards, he volunteered to participate in a clinical trial extending the use of a medication (ramipril) that has been used to control blood pressure to also control levels of protein in urine. This clinical trial also replaces calcineurin inhibitors (cyclosporine or Prograf) with sirolimus (Rapamune) to balance the effect of immunosuppressant medications. He has responded well to the medication and his doctor will be prescribing the use of this experimental mediation to continue. He reviews the experience of participating and the benefits of participating in a clinical trial. http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/78e426cab16a460e9341f43133fc0953-634de0bbb54f4a879e4c7be70f0a04ba/holzheimer_f101909.mp3Wed, 21 Oct 2009 -215:-225:-212 EST6:16MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=842&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/24kXnUqkUxE/displayPod.aspxAs a result of donation of one kidney from a healthy donor to a complete stranger in 2006, the first non-simultaneous, extended altruistic-donor (NEAD) chain was created. The physicians involved now have sophisticated computer programs to help them match possible recipients to willing donors. The idea was to come up with an exchange list for people who had willing, but incompatible donors.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/c6d14ea8eb6345e4b0be0e8680923bde-1a158091c07c432e83c40fd2f3b3a9b7/enews_may_mind_and_body.mp3Tue, 26 May 2009 -215:-237:-29 EST3:09MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=759&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/fixQndqtPEY/displayPod.aspxMary Hart, an administrative specialist at the MUSC Children’s Hospital, discusses her personal experience of donating a kidney. She describes her reasons for deciding to volunteer for the procedure, what the recovery experience was like, and how this has affected her life since that time.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/feb2eb107743442cb83442aec084206b-9948ef137e4e484eaf50eb7cfac7314e/5_maryhart_final.mp3Thu, 12 Feb 2009 -210:-20:-22 EST7:21MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=685&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/UJur1mnkn2U/displayPod.aspxDr. Prabakhar Baliga, director of the division of transplant surgery at MUSC, discusses the significant advantages of obtaining a donor kidney from a living person. He explains how significant advances in anti-rejection medications have made this procedure much more feasible between two non-genetically related individuals.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/19e3ff937d8045f3aa537bc546710332-f354b4c5e7084a48a11939c3fd881ce3/4_baliga_final.mp3Thu, 6 Nov 2008 -210:-233:-218 EST3:39MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=655&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/8GTk1fri1f4/displayPod.aspxThe director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, describes the use of umbilical cord blood, which can be a source for stem cells. In this podcast, she focuses on the storage of cord blood and talks about donation of cord blood to the national registry. Dr. Hudspeth concludes by telling a very moving story of a baby diagnosed with leukemia at three months old who was saved by cord blood from a donor individual.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/cf1baba823934170af2a89de0745d416-d6b193a9d39647af9ec88f14ff95b1c0/33_hudspeth_final.mp3Thu, 27 Mar 2008 -213:-219:-223 EST5:32MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=540&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/vaL1uDkhVOM/displayPod.aspxThe director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC, Dr. Michelle Hudspeth, discusses allogeneic transplantation, meaning cells from a donor individual are used. She walks through the process of extracting the cells from the donor and transplanting them into the recipient, mentioning the success rates of transplantation for various illnesses. Dr. Hudspeth also provides information on how to register for bone marrow donation and offers an incredible personal story about bone marrow donation to save a stranger’s life.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/02fb7c4d013749708a54b163ff8e7f42-90452341a6974df9a337d735c3ab080f/32_hudspeth_final.mp3Thu, 27 Mar 2008 -213:-215:-217 EST10:33MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=539&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/UEc0NeU3pzI/displayPod.aspxDr. Michelle Hudspeth, the director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, explains sickle cell disease in terms of both symptomology and prognosis. She also overviews treatment options, focusing on the benefits of bone marrow transplantation. In this pediatric health podcast, Dr. Hudspeth lays out the process of bone marrow transplantation for a patient with sickle cell disease, noting possible complications.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/917ad4c9659b4225860f7f2e2179c115-304ae302ca854db1bceb72b6ee3bf108/31_hudspeth_final.mp3Thu, 27 Mar 2008 -211:-257:-255 EST15:12MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=538&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/tiYpd9-favw/displayPod.aspxDr. Michelle Hudspeth, the director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at MUSC’s Children’s Hospital, describes bone marrow transplantation and notes pediatric diseases for which a transplant may be necessary. She focuses on the autologous method of bone marrow transplant in which a person’s own cells are used. In this cancer podcast, Dr. Hudspeth indicates that MUSC is the only pediatric transplant center in the state of South Carolina.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/18e7dbfef07f4261a81bd071fe8115c4-d3eabb4cb3c14276a678a181c5d8cbfc/30_hudspeth_final.mp3Thu, 27 Mar 2008 -211:-252:-243 EST6:08MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=537&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/leF96P7rNOU/displayPod.aspxA specialist in both gastroenterology and hepatology, Dr. David Koch discusses primary liver cancer, noting reasons for increased risk of this disease. He goes over the process from screening through diagnosis and treatment. In this cancer podcast, Dr. Koch focuses on the benefits of liver resection or transplantation for patient prognosis. He concludes by noting research efforts coming about at MUSC.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/9488dbd01c9c4f5da8ce998140037361-cbf6eb6f1f72424f844357cf06509bb9/34_koch_final.mp3Mon, 10 Mar 2008 -210:-219:-25 EST7:39MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=519&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/kHk_tsUuC1c/displayPod.aspxDr. David Koch, a specialist in gastroenterology and hepatology, describes diagnostic evaluation of patients referred to the Digestive Disease Center of MUSC for liver disease. In this digestive health podcast, he goes over possible causes of liver disease and explains diagnostic identification of these risk factors. Dr. Koch discusses viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease as well. He concludes with a discussion of primary liver cancer.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/014f151ba1994035b1b1717985214500-267c728ffadd4a519d9756c5760d36e3/33_koch_final.mp3Mon, 10 Mar 2008 -210:-214:-225 EST6:57MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=518&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/hPTs5_-r2Dg/displayPod.aspxDr. Kenneth Chavin, a specialist in transplant surgery, comments on a recent honor of MUSC’s transplant services, which was named the number one liver transplant program in the country by the University Health Consortium. He notes specific initiatives and strategies employed by the transplant team at MUSC to achieve their high level of success. Dr. Chavin emphasizes the importance of the multidisciplinary approach and notes that MUSC has the shortest wait time in the country for both liver and kidney transplants.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/3fde61b9bf014617a1bfd0b229802db0-f3f14108d3104287a2e404ff8e9bd355/3_chavin_final.mp3Fri, 22 Feb 2008 -211:-234:-217 EST9:01MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=500&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/8RhrwHZscgw/displayPod.aspxHead of the Division of Transplant Surgery at MUSC, Dr. Prabhakar Baliga, discusses causes for a patient requiring a kidney transplant. He also talks about kidney dialysis, pointing to the advantage of transplant for both quality of life and longevity. Dr. Baliga explains the growing success rate of kidney transplants from live donors, including unrelated donors.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/8707291103744afaab7f63922c933aaa-3207090876f244f49f744359dcdd339a/2_baliga_final.mp3Thu, 17 Jan 2008 -210:-231:-29 EST6:42MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=456&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/6WugiGy0lRg/displayPod.aspxDr. Prabhakar Baliga, head of the Division of Transplant Surgery at MUSC, discusses reasons someone might require a liver transplant. He emphasizes the importance of addressing liver problems early, especially because of organ shortage issues. He notes that MUSC has one of the shortest waiting times in the United States for liver transplant. To conclude, Dr. Baliga, touches upon the actual operation as well as post-operative recovery.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/b8d5e61bdf3b44b4884b60bc1b951651-d0331c5e6b4c4651af840ae43f738e06/1_baliga_final.mp3Thu, 17 Jan 2008 -210:-215:-234 EST8:45MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=455&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/5s1AzcGk6JE/displayPod.aspxDr. John Ikonomidis, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, discusses selection of ideal candidates for this life-saving procedure and the process for placement on the organ recipient wait list.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/c6d775134f7f446196bcfcbda8175e1d-b72733543a4c4db09bc8b92fefa5561c/20_morris_ikonomidis_final.mp3Fri, 27 Jul 2007 -215:-27:-253 EST6:48MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=175&autostart=falsehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MUSC-Transplantation-podcast/~3/aQy5gZuGft4/displayPod.aspxDr. John Ikonomidis, Surgical Director of Cardiac Transplantation, discusses how heart transplant recipients are matched with appropriate organ donors and the process of organ recovery. He also reviews the surgical procedure of heart transplantation, the recovery, and follow-up.http://cpl.delvenetworks.com/media/906d8256e9964b2f9585a4fae0f51b2d/988b9b2c72bf4a49b0a3a8506fce6fe1-fbde92a4d542414e86c93cfef7ab6b53/21_morris_ikonomidis_final.mp3Fri, 27 Jul 2007 -215:-27:-220 EST9:22MUSC,Health muschlth@musc.edu (Medical Univeristy of South Carolina)noBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.Medical Univeristy of South CarolinaBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.http://www.muschealth.com/multimedia/Podcasts/displayPod.aspx?podid=174&autostart=falsecopyright 2008Medical Univeristy of South CarolinanonadultBrought to you by the Medical University of South Carolina, these podcasts discuss organ transplantation. Listen to MUSC doctors speaking on issues related to heart transplants.