Our Stories

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Patients, families, friends, employees - UPMC's greatest strength is its people.
These are our stories.
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gary-bob-choose
Meet Bob and Gary
Underwent living-donor liver transplantation
mark-t
Meet Mark T
Received double hip replacement surgery
mark-b
Meet Mark B
Treated for brain tumor
daniel-choose
Meet Daniel
Received a kidney transplant
brothershamus-choose
Meet Brother Shamus
Received cancer treatment
carolyn-choose
Meet Carolyn
Received ovarian cancer treatment
edie-choose
Meet Edie
Received a heart valve replacement
liz-choose
Meet Liz
Received double lung and heart transplant.
eddie-choose
Meet Eddie
Treated for brain tumor
choose-emerson
Meet Emerson
Treated for facial spasms
jim-choose
Meet Jim
Traveled for abdominal cancer treatment
MaryMartha_360px
Meet Mary Martha
Received neurosurgery for Chiari Malformation
Eric_360px
Meet Eric
Received cancer treatment
Jay_360px
Meet Jay
Received a double lung transplant.
Chelsea_360px
Meet Chelsea
Received ovarian cancer treatment
Gerri_360px
Meet Gerri
Receives sickle cell care
Manz_360px
Meet Donald
Received spine surgery
norman_360px
Meet Norman
Received heart valve surgery
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Meet The Taylors
Treated for prostate and breast cancer
adams-family
Meet the Adams
Received surgery for Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome.
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Meet Lorraine
Treated after suffering a stroke
Romanos_360px
Meet the Romanos
Received neonatal intensive care
Halloways_360px
Meet the Holloways
Received geriatric surgery
jim_leah
Meet Jim and Leah
Treated for digestive disorders
deanna
Meet DeAnna
Received life-changing bariatric surgery
beverly
Meet Beverly
Received stroke treatment through telemedicine
Jerry_360px
Meet Jerry
Received a living-donor liver transplant
Rick_Hamot
Meet Rick
Received life-saving treatment for a pulmonary embolism
Dawn_Hamot
Meet Dawn
Breast cancer survivor
Gordon_Hamot
Meet Gordon
Received advanced stroke treatment
Cynthia_Hamot
Meet Cynthia
Weight loss surgery patient
DavidRoss
Meet David
Traveled from Boston for concussion treatment
Alberto.sm
Meet Alberto B.
Traveled from Italy for his second kidney transplant
Kelly.sm
Meet Kelly V.
Traveled for life-saving fetal surgery
Harry.sm
Meet Harry S.
Traveled from Youngstown for brain surgery
Tasha.sm
Meet Tasha W.
Traveled from Virginia to treat her knee injuries
Donna_360px
Meet Donna
Traveled from Buffalo to treat her asthma
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Meet Dale
Traveled from Charlotte for concussion treatment
Charlene Melcher
Meet Charlene
Traveled from Florida for heart surgery
Matisse Reid
Meet Matisse
Traveled from New Zealand for an intestinal transplant
Jonathan
Meet Jonathan
Traveled from Cincinnati for a six organ transplant
Kati
Meet Kati
I didn't choose to blow out my knees
Heather
Meet Heather
I didn't choose to have a brain hemorrhage
Jordan
Meet Jordan
I didn't choose to have Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Kent
Meet Kent
I didn't choose to have a heart infection
Christiane
Meet Christiane
I didn't choose to have chronic back pain
Marc
Meet Marc
I didn't choose a to have a major heart problem
Elissa
Meet Elissa
I didn't choose to have breast cancer
Rachel, her husband and her twins
Meet Rachel
Mother of Twins with a Rare Fetal Disease
Reverend Eugene Beard
Meet Eugene
Reverend and Heart Attack Survivor
Adam Frederick
Meet Adam
Father and Cancer Survivor
bryan-big
Meet Bryan
Doctor and Trauma Patient
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