This year, WRTC is once again partnering with NBC4 in Washington, D.C. to raise awareness about the importance of organ, eye and tissue donation. In February, WRTC was the official sponsor of NBC4’s Black History Month campaign. As part of the sponsorship, we ran a television advertising campaign featuring heartRead More …
Month: February 2019
The Power of Research
At WRTC, we realize the power of scientific and medical research and its ability to save lives and heal patients. Therefore, donors can donate organs and tissues, unsuitable for transplants, to far-reaching medical research and therapy initiatives. In 2018, WRTC engaged eight new research partners approved by the Board ofRead More …
Heart Transplant Recipient Climbs Kilimanjaro
Heart Transplant Recipient and Donate Life Ambassador Ed Linz of Springfield, VA recently attempted to summit Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. Ed, who is 75 years old and has had another person’s heart beating in his chest for 25 years, is likely the oldest heart recipient to attempt the treacherousRead More …
Millie’s Story: A Beautiful Heart
On a late September day in 2015, Melanie Lilliston and Becky Williams fulfilled a lifelong dream: they became parents to a beautiful baby girl named Miller “Millie” Williams Lilliston. “From the start, Millie was a happy and easy baby who was bright eyed and curious. She kind of had anRead More …
Bethesda Magazine: Millie’s Gift
After her unexpected death, six-month-old Millie Lilliston donated her heart and liver saving the lives of two children. Read about Millie’s precious gift in Bethesda Magazine…
A Dream Realized: Junior’s Story
For his first Halloween, Robin Buritica Carvajal dressed up as a surgeon. His smile was beaming as he posed in his hospital scrubs for a photo. He was only 15 months old at the time and too young to realize his dream of becoming a doctor one day. Robin, whoRead More …
Grace Simmons
Grace Simmons Hospital Services and Professional Education Specialist Grace Simmons discovered her passion for organ, eye, and tissue donations while pursuing her B.S. in Healthcare Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She was intrigued by the collaboration between the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs), andRead More …
Patricia Murphy
PATRICIA MURPHY HOSPITAL SERVICES AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST Patricia Murphy rejoined Washington Regional Transplant Community again as a Hospital Service Specialist in June 2018. She previously worked for 3 years as the Business Development Manager of KeraLink International (Tissue Bank International) and was the Executive Director of this organization forRead More …