Methodist Transplant Institute patient calls changes ‘jarring’
Dr. James Eason, the surgeon for whom the James D. Eason Transplant Institute at Methodist University Hospital is named, is no longer employed by the organization and its live donor liver transplantation program has been suspended. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Dr. James D. Eason’s sudden departure last month from the institute that bears his name leaves patients and their families concerned about how their care will be affected.
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Aisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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