Pig Heart Transplant Recipient Lawrence Faucette Expresses Optimism Prior to His Historic Surgery

A second successful pig heart transplant was performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center on September 20, 2023. The new patient, Lawrence Faucette, had end-stage heart disease. He was deemed ineligible for a traditional transplant with a human heart due to his pre-existing peripheral vascular disease and complications with internal bleeding. Before his surgery, Faucette expressed optimism about his surgery. Watch more videos about xenotransplantation at the University of Maryland: #pigheart #Xenotransplant #transplant The University of Maryland School of Medicine serves as the anchor for a large academic health center which aims to provide the best medical education, conduct the most innovative biomedical research and provide the best patient care and community service to Maryland and beyond.