New University of Colorado Hospital Transplant Center Celebrates Opening
Sept. 27, 2007
Contact: Sarah Ellis (303) 724-1520, sarah.ellis@uchsc.edu
New University of Colorado Hospital Transplant Center Celebrates Opening
WHAT:
A celebration event to showcase University of Colorado Hospital’s new comprehensive Transplant Center, and to honor Dr. Igal Kam as the first endowed chair in the transplant program. With the move to the Anschutz Medical Campus, all transplantrelated disciplines came together to make the Transplant Center one of the most advanced centers in the country, providing solid organ transplants including heart, lung,
kidney, liver and pancreas.
The endowment of $1.5 million, consists of $1 million from the American Transplant
Foundation, founded by Steve Farber, and numerous other pledges and gifts, including
funding from the UBS Foundation and the John and Kathy Zeschin Charitable Fund.
The endowment is the beginning of efforts to further support endowed chairs in the
transplant program.
WHEN:
Saturday, Sept. 29, 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion, 7th Floor
1635 N. Ursula St., Aurora
WHO:
Bruce Schroffel, University of Colorado Hospital president and CEO
Dr. Richard Krugman, dean, UCDHSC School of Medicine and vice chancellor for health affairs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Dr. Igal Kam, professor and division head, transplant surgery, UCDHSC and UCH
Dr. Fred Grover, professor and chair, surgery, UCDHSC and UCH
Steve Farber, founder of the American Transplant Foundation
Transplant Center team members and caregivers.