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Trailblazing physician broke barriers to become nation’s first Black female transplant surgeon

Trailblazing physician broke barriers to become nation’s first Black female transplant surgeon

Feb 25, 2021 | Insights, Insights feature, News

Dr. Velma Scantlebury-White, who has performed more than 2,000 transplants in her career, says there have been significant changes in terms of achieving equity access in the allocation system for minority patients, but some issues persist.

UNOS research goes virtual: Insights from the 2020 American Transplant Congress

UNOS research goes virtual: Insights from the 2020 American Transplant Congress

Jul 8, 2020 | Insights, Insights feature, News

Equity in access to organ transplants and behavioral science among topics presented to the international community of transplant professionals.

Will organ perfusion transform transplantation?

Will organ perfusion transform transplantation?

Apr 30, 2019 | Insights, Insights feature, News

UNOS looks at the rapidly evolving state of organ perfusion technology and its potential to transform transplantation

KAS increases equity in access to kidney transplantation

KAS increases equity in access to kidney transplantation

Feb 7, 2019 | Insights, Insights feature

Is KAS, the Kidney Allocation System, accomplishing the goals set out for it? Read more from UNOS about what is working and what challenges remain.

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12 things

UNOS is doing to get the right organ to the right patient at the right time

New technology, innovative data tools and collaborative research projects help drive continuous improvement.

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graphs and gears showing innovative improvement using data

12 things

UNOS is doing to get the right organ to the right patient at the right time

New technology, innovative data tools and collaborative research projects help drive continuous improvement.

Read more

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