# First patient receives combined pig kidney transplant, heart pump

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/first-patient-receives-combined-pig-kidney-transplant-heart-pump/
- Published: 2024-04-26T09:30:31-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Lisa Pisano looks at photos of her dog after her surgeries at NYU Langone Health in New York April 22, 2024. […]. Photo credit: Shelby Lum, Associated Press. Article by Miranda Nazzaro. The Hill – April 24, 2024. Doctors in New York City performed the first-ever combined heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant on a terminally ill patient. Surgeons at NYU Langone Health carried out the first-of-its-kind operation on Lisa Pisano in two stages over the course of nine days earlier this month, […] Click here to view original web page at thehill.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio