Doctors at the MUHC have announced Quebec's first successful combined heart/liver transplant. Patrice Dionne, age 54 years, was transferred from the Institut de cardiologie de Quebec (l'hôpital Laval) to the MUHC. The patient received his new heart and liver during a 6-hour operation on April 14, 2006 and was discharged 10 days later. The MUHC conducts the most organ transplants in Quebec and has the most comprehensive multi-organ transplant program in the province.
The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is a comprehensive academic health institution with an international reputation for excellence in clinical programs, research and teaching. The MUHC is a merger of five teaching hospitals affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University––the Montreal Children's, Montreal General, Royal Victoria, and Montreal Neurological Hospitals, as well as the Montreal Chest Institute.
Contact: Ian Popple
ian.popple@muhc.mcgill.ca
514-843-1560
McGill University
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