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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Bob Montgomery, transplant surgeon and transplant recipient, in the NYT

The NY Times has a story about the complicated life and busy career of NYU transplant surgeon Bob Montgomery, who is also a transplant recipient.

He Changed the World of Organ Transplants. Would He Die Waiting for His Own?
A New York transplant surgeon’s experience waiting for a heart transplant laid bare the challenges of a system he had spent decades trying to fix. 
By Roni Caryn Rabin

Posted by Al Roth at 7:26 AM
Labels: hearts, kidney, kidney exchange, transplantation

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