"When he completed his surgical training in 1973 at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Callender says he became the third Black transplant surgeon in the world. Over the next six decades, he dedicated his entire career to saving lives and to ensuring Black people had equal access to organ transplants."

https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/hes-a-legendary-transplant-surgeon-at-88-his-work-isnt-done/

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"When he completed his surgical training in 1973 at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Callender says he became the third Black transplant surgeon in the world. Over the next six decades, he dedicated his entire career to saving lives and to ensuring Black people had equal access to organ transplants."

https://wordinblack.com/2025/10/hes-a-legendary-transplant-surgeon-at-88-his-work-isnt-done/

#healthcare #OrganTransplant #OrganDonation #transplantation #physicians #surgeons #disparities #advocacy #BlackMastodon

“I don’t care if we have consent,” Zohny recalled telling them. “I haven’t spoken to the family, and I don’t agree with this. Get him off the table.”

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/organ-donation-transplant-harvesting-still-alive-missouri-st-louis/

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