Take A Look Inside Penn Medicine's Organ Transplant Program And What It Takes To Pull Off A Life-Saving Mission

By Alecia Reid, CBS Philadelphia

May 5, 2021

Penn Medicine’s transplant program is celebrating 55 years since its first transplant in 1966. That’s more than 12,500 solid organ transplants.

Georgeine Smith, the lead surgical physician assistant, has done thousands of organ procurements over her 13-year career at Penn. The gift of life is something she treasures, as she holds donors in the highest regard.

“When you guys are sleeping, we’re working,” Smith said.

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