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Resident Doctors Reflect on Significance of ‘Match Day’

Resident Doctors Reflect on Significance of ‘Match Day’

By Debbie Ritenour and Liz Madison, Vitals contributors "It’s a match” can be a powerful statement, particularly in medicine. The phrase can spark feelings of elation whether talking about finding the right organ donor or discovering the precise DNA sequence needed to...

Transplant Team Shares Skills, Saves Lives on Medical Mission

Transplant Team Shares Skills, Saves Lives on Medical Mission

PHOTO: From left, Shannon Yrigoyen, lead transplant operation nurse, Dr. Assad Hassoun, senior transplant surgeon, Annie Southall, lead liver transplant physician assistant, and Dr. Kidist K. Yimam, transplant hepatologist and medical director of CPMC’s Autoimmune...

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