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Heart Transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

“I know I’m meant to be here for my son. And if my going through this would save a family member, I’d do it all over again.”
Heart transplant recipient Brittany Stahl received a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and has become a ...
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Heart Transplant Team Saved Kimesha’s Life During the Pandemic

"The bond we share ... no one can break it."
As a teen, Kimesha Smith couldn’t run as fast as her friends, but she didn’t think anything of it. Little did she know that she ...
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New Heart, New Kidney, New Life

“When I first got out of the hospital, I couldn’t even lift a gallon of milk. Now, I’m walking, doing yoga and playing in my band”
Thanks to an anonymous donor, Douglas Delahanty received two new organs—a heart and a kidney—one year ago at Newark Beth Israel ...
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Newark Beth Israel Heart and Lung Transplant Success Story

Following a heart and lung transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Ethiel Fontalvo said, “I can walk — I do three miles now — and I can climb up the stairs. Before, I was out of breath after 12 steps.”
The Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center performed a rare and complex heart ...
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A Successful Pregnancy After Heart Transplant

“With the heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, they opened up a new life for me. Now I feel normal, and that makes me feel that I can do anything.”
Gladis Cuadros, 36, speaks in a soft, musical voice that paints even the most serious subjects with a sunny gloss—which doesn’t ...
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Two Times Lucky with Weight Loss Surgery and a Heart Transplant

“With my new heart, I feel better than I’ve ever felt”
In late 2019, Jerry Kubu, 61, was at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (NBI) with a serious heart condition when he got a very ...
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Miracle in New Brunswick: Heart Transplant Recipient Goes Home

“Everyone has been great and has helped me get my life back. The doctors and nursing staff all really care. You can tell this is much more than just a job for them."
Dashawn Womack is thankful to be alive. Diagnosed with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, the Trenton resident’s heart was ...
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A New Heart

“Everyone who took care of me did an amazing job.”
When heart failure struck an active husband and father, a transplant saved his life. Michal Duchnowski had just come home from a ...
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Heart Transplant Recipient Pays it Forward–Father Clark's Story

“I knew right away that I was where I needed to be. My experience there was head and shoulders above the care I had received anywhere else.”
With an active life that included participation in college athletics, the U.S. Navy, the Marine Corps, and 25 years as a priest, ...
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