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Five-Star Kidney Transplant Review

"My thanks and gratitude to the doctors and staff at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center for a new lease on life.”
“I had a kidney transplant at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center on July 23, 2024, with my wife Nancy as the donor. I can't say ...
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Ken’s Cardiac Comeback

“Dr. Torre literally saved my life; I was on the brink of a catastrophe.”
Ken Baris, CRB, CRS, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService, Jordan Baris Realty, has an immense feeling of gratitude when it ...
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Saving the Life of a Lifesaver

“I’ve always had a good feeling about the hospital, and when I spoke to the people at the transplant center, I felt at ease. The staff was wonderful.”
A firefighter gets a new kidney—and bonds with donor. Anthony Maiolo has never been one to complain. Even when his left leg ...
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An Unbreakable Bond

“I tell him he’s Superman and he can do no wrong,” Brian says. “It’s such a great gesture that it’s hard to put into words and say something that would do it justice.”
Two brothers strengthen their connection through the transplant of a donated kidney. As a firefighter in El Mirage, Arizona, ...
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A Collaborative Transplant and Weight Loss Surgery at RWJUH

I feel like a new different person.
When Gina Bergstrom woke in February 2019 feeling unable to breathe fully or walk more than a few feet, she knew her kidneys ...
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Altruistic Donor Starts Life-saving Chain of Kidney Donations

Her donation was the start of a chain of kidney donations the led to three patients receiving life-saving kidney donations.
Jane Ehlers was first introduced to the idea of living donor kidney donation while in nursing school at Rutgers University. A ...
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Dillon’s Story: The Life-Changing Impact of a Kidney Transplant

“Don’t let hopelessness consume you. It can happen anytime. The seventh time I got a call, it was a miracle match.”
Post-kidney transplant, Dillon Devlin found his world transformed. Back in Action After a Double Transplant Dillon Devlin, 29, ...
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Timothy’s Story: The Life-Changing Impact of a Kidney Transplant

“It’s a wonderful thing. I have so much more energy now, and I have so much more time to myself."
Post-kidney transplant, Timothy Collins found his world transformed. Loving Life with a New Kidney Timothy Collins, 60, of ...
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Tim’s Journey: From Dialysis to Loving Life with a New Kidney

“I have so much more energy now, and I have so much more time to myself since I don’t have to plan my days around getting to a machine at a certain time.”
Timothy Collins, 60, of Westfield, was diagnosed in 1996 with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), which causes kidneys to enlarge ...
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