In a rare procedure involving four patients, a surgical team at NewYork-Presbyterian completed a first-of-its-kind transplant in which a recipient got a new liver from a living donor, and their original liver — which did not work properly for them due to a metabolic disorder but was otherwise functional — was split to help two people.
Musician Francis Mbappe never let anything get in the way of his music, until he discovered he was in liver failure. After a successful transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian, he’s back on the stage, and feeling the rhythm like never before.