John Nicholas received the kidney donation from a childhood friend after his kidneys failed for a medically undetermined reason Jose M. Osorio/Northwestern Medicine A 28-year-old man from Chicago has ...
Surgeons at Northwestern Medicine performed a kidney transplant on an awake patient, marking a first for the Chicago-based healthcare system. The patient, 28-year-old John Nicholas of Chicago, felt no ...
Conversely, patients with low risk for graft failure can be discharged from the care of their transplant nephrologist and ...