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Rodney Cochran received a heart transplant at the WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center in 2024. In 2025, Rodney won a bronze medal in cycling at the World Transplant Games.
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A transplant isn't just a procedure. It's more time. More memories. More life. At the WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Transplant Center, our world-class organ transplant team is committed to giving people more.
The WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish transplant team includes nationally recognized surgeons, transplant physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and transplant coordinators. Together, they deliver expert, multidisciplinary care—from evaluation through long-term follow-up—focused on your health, recovery, and quality of life.
When a daughter donated one of her kidneys to her father, she gave him more than an organ
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