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Ten months after transplanting the first genetically-modified pig heart into a human patient, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers continue to report on new findings from the landmark transplant.

More than 140 University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) physicians are recognized as "Top Doctors" in the November 2022 special issue of Baltimore magazine.

More than 140 University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) physicians are recognized as "Top Doctors" in the November 2022 special issue of Baltimore magazine.

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) Downtown Campus has received recognition from Vizient, Inc., the nation's largest health care performance improvement company, for achieving substantial improvements in key clinical quality performance measures.

The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center will host its 32nd annual Shock Trauma Heroes Celebration, honoring more than 40 trauma professionals and first responders who worked together to save the life of a 51-year-old highway construction worker whose legs were crushed when he was struck by a car on I-95 and pinned against his truck.

Six months ago, University of Maryland School of Medicine surgeon-scientists successfully implanted a genetically modified pig heart into a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease in a first-of-its-kind surgery.

For the fifth year in a row, the University of Maryland Children's Hospital (UMCH) is identified as a national leader in pediatric heart care by U.S. News & World Report. Recognizing UMCH as a "Best Children's Hospital" for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery, U.S. News & World Report also lauded UMCH as the #2 children's hospital in the state, and one of the top 15 children's hospitals in the Mid-Atlantic region, which encompasses Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

The Maryland Half Marathon & 5K will return for its 14th year on June 11, 2022, to support cutting-edge cancer research at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) today will celebrate the groundbreaking of a nine-story patient care tower – the Roslyn and Leonard Stoler Center for Advanced Medicine – that will become the new home of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).