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Apr 6, 2022 Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Holds Donate Life Flag Raising Transplant Services

On April 4, 2022, to launch National Donate Life Month, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center held its annual flag raising to honor those who have given the generous gift of organ and tissue donation, celebrate the second chance at life made possible for ...

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Apr 6, 2022 Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Performs Most Kidney Transplants in New Jersey and Leader in the U.S. Transplant Services

The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) in Livingston, New Jersey has once again performed more kidney transplants than any center in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. During 2021, the team completed 348 ...

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Mar 25, 2022 How (And Why) To Donate A Kidney Transplant Services

As the number of “living donors” increases, technology is streamlining the process—and saving lives. About 1,500 patients with end-stage kidney disease are on the waiting list for a kidney transplant at the Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at ...

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Dec 31, 2021 Newark's Resident Celebrates First Anniversary of His Life-Saving Heart TransplantNewark's Resident Celebrates First Anniversary of His Life-Saving Heart Transplant Transplant Services

As we a approach the new year, Bernard China, 58, of Newark, NJ, and his family and friends are counting their many blessings. According to NJ Sharing Network officials, Bernard is also taking time to reflect on the gift of life and the miracle of organ ...

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Dec 27, 2021 A Gift Beyond Price: Living Kidney Donation Transplant Services

What makes a person donate a kidney to a stranger? For Jane Ehlers, a presentation by a guest speaker in one of her nursing school classes was a revelation. A representative from the NJ Sharing Network talked about the long wait time for a kidney ...

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Nov 15, 2021 Newark Man Beats Prostate Cancer, Survives Stroke to Receive Lifesaving Heart Transplant Transplant Services

On December 29, 2020, 58-year-old Bernard China, Newark resident and father of five, lost hope. His heart failure had progressed to the point where he required hospitalization while he waited for a transplant, and he had been an in-patient at Newark Beth ...

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Nov 2, 2021 NJ Hospital Names Chief of Advanced Heart Failure Treatment, Transplant Transplant Services

Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center, part of RWJBarnabas Health, has selected David Seth Feldman MD, PhD, as chief of advanced heart failure treatment and transplantation. Dr. Feldman's expertise lies in the molecular mechanisms of heart failure, ...

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Nov 1, 2021 Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Names New Chief of Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Transplant Services

David Seth Feldman, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, named new Section Chief of Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplantation Newark, NJ, (October 28, 2021) – Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has named David Seth Feldman, MD, ...

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Oct 21, 2021 Heart Attack and Stroke Response Teams at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Transplant Services

The Heart Attack and Stroke Response Teams at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center work with the best tools and have advanced skills to recognize heart attacks quickly (in the emergency room). Marc Cohen, MD, FACC , Chair, Department of Medicine Newark Beth ...

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