Chinese Surgeons Perform First Pig-to-Human Liver Transplant

BYLINE: Valerie Goodwin

Newswise — As reported by the New York Times, surgeons in China have transplanted a section of a genetically modified pig into a human cancer patient for the first time. 

This clinical milestone marks the potential beginnings for a new way to treat patients who are experiencing chronic liver conditions.

University of Michigan Health liver transplant surgeons, Alexandra Shingina, M.D., and Seth Waits, M.D., as well as U-M Health hepatologist Neehar Parikh, M.D., are available to answer questions and give insight into the implications of this medical breakthrough today. 

Please email Valerie Goodwin at vagoodwi@med.umich.edu to set up an interview time with one of these experts.