'UK at the Half': Transforming Lives Through Transplants
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 23, 2021) – The UK HealthCare Transplant Center has a history of success and second chances. Since 1964, when they performed the first kidney transplant in Kentucky, the Transplant Center has emerged as one of the top hospitals in the country for a variety of organ transplants.
The center also has several locations across the Commonwealth where patients can undergo screening, have their pre- and post-transplant follow-up appointments and meet regularly with their providers while still staying close to home.
Meera Gupta, M.D., is a transplant surgeon and clinician-scientist at the UK HealthCare Transplant Center. In this “UK at the Half,” Gupta talks about her time at the center, the benefit for patients and their families to have these surgeries done right here in Kentucky, the milestones and future outlook for the center, and more.
"UK at the Half" airs during halftime of each UK football and basketball game broadcast on radio and is hosted by UK Public Relations and Marketing. To hear the "UK at the Half" interview, click on the play button above.
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