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University of Maryland School of Medicine Faculty Scientists and Clinicians Publish Findings of World's First Successful Transplant of Genetically Modified Pig Heart Into Human Patient
June 23, 2022
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news:

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Patient Survived for Two Months After First-of-Its-Kind Transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center

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By Deborah Kotz

Six months ago, University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeon-scientists successfully implanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57 year-old patient with terminal heart d . . .

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