Tatsuo Kawai

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Dr. Tatsuo Kawai is a prominent transplant surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, recognized for leading both the first pig kidney transplant and the surgery for Tim Andrews, marking significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation.

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Tatsuo Kawai is the surgeon responsible for the transplants in both procedures.

Xenotrapianti: un uomo di 54 anni riceve un rene da maiale geneticamente modificato. Sta bene e ha ripreso a lavorare

Corriere della Sera·

Italy· 2025-09-09

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Professor Tatsuo Kawai discusses the ongoing challenges in xenotransplantation.

כליית חזיר החזיקה 130 יום בגוף אישה – לפני שנדחתה

ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·

Israel· 2025-04-17

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Dr. Tatsuo Kawai mentioned that the optimal medication to prevent later forms of rejection is still being researched.

Ca ghép thận lợn cho người thất bại sau 130 ngày

VnExpress – leading Vietnamese online newspaper, est. 2001·

Vietnam· 2025-04-15

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Dr. Tatsuo Kawai led Tim Andrews's surgery and the world’s first pig kidney transplant last year.

New Hampshire man is second person known to be living with a pig kidney

The Globe and Mail·

Canada· 2025-02-08

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