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Overcoming the Rejection Factor: MUSC's First Organ Transplant
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On December 3, 1968, the Medical College of South Carolina (MCSC) performed the first major organ transplant in its history and the first in the state of South Carolina. The kidney transplant was performed by a team of doctors who, in the years and months preceding the operation, developed an innovative procedure that addressed the body's acceptance or rejection of foreign matter. The
"Overcoming the Rejection Fraction
" tells the story of this extraordinary event through oral history interviews and archival records. We hope that online visitors will come away with an appreciation of the significance of the operation and of the many contributions made by physicians, researchers, nurses, lab technicians, and support staff.
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(Image Description: William Ashley leaving the hospital
post-operation
with the assistance of his wife, Joyce, and Mrs. M.E. Brown, nursing technician, on December 23, 1968.)