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Welcome back to behind the knife. Today we have our special Zeno transplantation episode. I'm joined by Chinaz and this is Kevin here.

In January 2022, the University of Maryland Medical Center performed the world's first transplant involving a genetically modified animal heart.

This historic surgery was done for Mr. Bennett, a critically ill 57 year old patient with in-stage heart failure who's deemed ineligible for traditional transplant or an artificial heart pump.

He had been hospitalized at Maryland Medical Center since October 2021 after presenting an encouraging shock and requiring ECMO.

The FDA granted emergency authorization for the Zeno transplantation through their compassionate use provision, which allows for the use of an experimental medical product when is the only option available for a patient facing a life threatening medical condition.

Mr. Bennett elected to proceed with the transplant as his last shot at life and his courage has allowed for the start of a new era and transplant surgery.

Today we are joined by Dr. Bartley Griffith and Dr. Mohamed Mohidin, the surgeons who led this historic transplant.

Dr. Bartley Griffith is the Thomas E. and Alice Marie Hale distinguished professor in transplant surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Mohamed Mohidin is a professor of surgery also at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and established a cardiac Zeno transplantation program with Dr. Griffith.

The first one in the United States. Thank you so much for joining us.

Thank you for having us.

All right, so just to give our listeners a little bit of background.

Zeno transplantation was initially tried in the 1960s, but largely was abandoned in the 1980s after the case of baby-fay.

Baby-fay was an infant born with a fatal heart condition and received a Baboon Heart transplant, but she died 21 days after the procedure due to rejection.

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