Intestinal Transplant For Aggressive Crohn’S Disease: Katie Silva-Mendez’S Story



Katie Silva-Mendez was diagnosed with an aggressive type of Crohn’s disease. After 29 surgeries, she was referred to hospice. Unwilling to give up, she traveled from her home state of Nevada to be cared for by the experts at MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute which has the largest intestinal transplant program in the United States. She received a small and large bowel transplant and says she feels like a new person, living and eating pain-free.

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To learn more about the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, visit: MedStarGeorgetown.org/Transplant

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