Arthur Nichols

New Capabilities

Recovering; six weeks post-transplant at launch

Northwestern Medicine's new Transplant Institute, launched October 27 with about $26 million in donations and roughly 300 staff, is betting that organ recipients can eventually stop taking anti-rejection drugs. Thirty-seven of its patients already have, Dr. Satish Nadig said, which he says is more than any other program in the world.

Updated Oct 30