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Scripps Organ Transplant Expert Explains Procedure on KUSI

Randolph Schaffer, MD, sheds light on compatibility issues

Scripps Clinic transplant surgeon Randolph Schaffer, MD

Randolph Schaffer, MD, sheds light on compatibility issues

Randolph Schaffer, MD, a transplant surgeon at Scripps Clinic, recently explained how organ transplant procedures work on KUSI.


Dr. Schaffer discussed donor-recipient issues during the in-studio interview, which followed a news report that a planned kidney transplant involving a local police officer and a dispatcher had been called off due to compatibility issues.


View the KUSI story below.

Randolph Schaffer, MD, a transplant surgeon at Scripps Clinic, recently explained how organ transplant procedures work on KUSI.


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