VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center

VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center Celebrating 60 years of being First in Second Chances. to perform a fully robotic living donor liver transplant.

As one of the first abdominal transplant programs in the country, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCU Health) Hume-Lee Transplant Center has been home to many important firsts, including Virginia’s first kidney transplant and Virginia’s first liver transplant. Hume-Lee Transplant Center also opened one of the first tissue-typing labs in the world, and established Virginia’s first v

ascular access program. Hume-Lee was the first transplant center on the East Coast to complete a successful robotic-assisted kidney implantation, we performed the world’s first living donor liver retrieval, using state-of-the-art DV5 robotic technology, and we were the first center in the U.S. This tradition of medical innovation and success continues today, as Hume-Lee consistently ranks among the nation's leading transplant programs while remaining at the forefront of transplant care through the use of advanced therapeutic and surgical techniques. View our social media guidelines: https://www.vcuhealth.org/patients-and-visitors/social-media-guidelines

During National Minority Donor Awareness Month, we're highlighting the importance of organ donation and the lifesaving i...
08/21/2026

During National Minority Donor Awareness Month, we're highlighting the importance of organ donation and the lifesaving impact it can have on individuals and families in our communities.

Watch Dr. Saeed’s conversation with CBS6 Virginia This Morning as he discusses why increasing donor registration among minority populations is so critical and how you can help make a difference: https://bit.ly/46UIRB3

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Watch Virginia This Morning each weekday from 9 to 10 a.m. Find the show on Facebook and Instagram at .

Welcome Dr. Hanna Blaney! ⬇
08/20/2026

Welcome Dr. Hanna Blaney! ⬇

We’re proud to welcome Dr. Hanna Blaney to the Hepatology and Transplant teams at VCU Health! Dr. Blaney specializes in caring for patients with a wide range of liver diseases, including conditions related to metabolic health and alcohol-related liver disease.

“I am passionate about helping patients at every stage of their journey, from preventing advanced liver disease, such as cirrhosis, to providing comprehensive liver transplant care when needed.”

Dr. Blaney is dedicated to supporting patients and families through every stage of liver disease and has a special interest in women’s liver health.

VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center

Behind every transplant is a family, a community and a second chance.This National Minority Donor Awareness Month, consi...
08/19/2026

Behind every transplant is a family, a community and a second chance.

This National Minority Donor Awareness Month, consider the life-changing impact of living donation. Living donors can help reduce wait times and give hope to patients in need of a kidney or liver transplant.

Learn more about becoming a living donor and how you can make a difference: https://bit.ly/4hzIHRh 💙💚

If you're considering donating an organ, learn about the process, whether you might be eligible, and the importance of notifying your family that you want to donate.

08/17/2026
For Shaneé Simmons, becoming a living kidney donor was a chance to help her family. For Kevin Key, it meant a second cha...
08/11/2026

For Shaneé Simmons, becoming a living kidney donor was a chance to help her family. For Kevin Key, it meant a second chance at life.

During National Minority Donor Awareness Month, we're celebrating the extraordinary impact of living donors and raising awareness about the lifesaving difference organ donation can make for patients, families, and entire communities.

Read their story: https://bit.ly/4cGstXj 💙💚

Nelisa Key noticed subtle changes in her husband in 2023. He was more easily tired, and his energy level dropped. Kevin Key chalked it up to getting older and taking care of an exuberant kindergartener. 

08/07/2026

Watch Virginia This Morning each weekday from 9 to 10 a.m. Find the show on Facebook and Instagram at .

Danielle Green turned a simple question, "What if I could?" into two lifesaving acts of generosity, donating both a kidn...
08/06/2026

Danielle Green turned a simple question, "What if I could?" into two lifesaving acts of generosity, donating both a kidney and a portion of her liver to strangers in need.

During National Minority Donor Awareness Month, we're sharing her story to help raise awareness about living donation and the ongoing need for organ donors. By fostering understanding and encouraging informed conversations, we can help more patients receive the lifesaving transplants they need.

Read Danielle's story: https://bit.ly/42AtkTf 💙💚

For Danielle Green, it was this thought that echoed through her mind as she explored the idea of living donation — voluntarily giving one’s organ, or multiple organs, to someone in need. She’d read an article online about a man who died and donated his organs, later saw another story about tra...

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