Sherry Baker of Warsaw, Indiana was the recipient of the 3,000th kidney transplant performed at The University of Toledo Medical Center. Baker, who received her life-changing transplant on June 24, spoke at an event celebrating the milestone procedure Thursday, Oct. 19, at the Center for Alumni and Donor Engagement.
The invite-only event also featured leadership from the University and hospital, surgeons, nephrologists and others who support UTMC’s kidney transplant program, as well as a number of other kidney recipients and living donors.
UTMC’s transplant program has grown significantly over the past half-decade, going from 65 procedures in 2017 to a record 200 in 2022.
Through Oct. 11, UTMC has performed 159 transplants this year.
Dr. Obi Ekwenna, a transplant and urologic surgeon at UTMC, speaks during the Oct. 19 ceremony at the Center for Alumni and Donor Engagement as Dr. Puneet Sindhwani, left, chair of the UTMC Department of Urology, and Dr. Michael Rees, a transplant surgeon and surgical director of UTMC’s kidney transplant program, look on.
Baker shares an embrace with Dr. Michael Ellis, chief medical officer at UTMC, after speaking about her need for a transplant and experience at the hospital.
