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Pig kidney transplanted into man for first time ever at Massachusetts General Hospital

March 21, 2024 Benjamin Hughes

Mass General surgeons transplant pig kidney into patient in groundbreaking procedure

01:46

BOSTON – For the first time ever, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston transplanted a pig kidney into a living human patient.

Mass General said Thursday the procedure was the first successful procedure of its kind in the world.

The kidney recipient was identified as 62-year-old Rick Slayman of Weymouth. He is recovering well at Mass General and the hospital expects him to be discharged soon.

Matt Schooley

Matt Schooley is a digital producer at CBS Boston. He has been a member of the WBZ news team for the last decade.

Source: cbsnews.com