NATIONWorld's First Genetically Edited Pig Kidney Transplant Into Living RecipientChristine Fitzgerald, RN, Operating Room Nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, opens the box that contains the genetically modified pig kidney.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALMelissa Mattola-Kiatos, RN, Nursing Practice Specialist, removes the pig kidney from its box to prepare for transplantation.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons prepare the pig kidney for transplantation.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALMassachusetts General Hospital transplant surgeons Dr. Nahel Elias left, and Dr. Tatsuo Kawai performs the surgery of a transplanted genetically modified pig kidney into a living human.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALSurgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital.Michelle Rose, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALFeatured Weekly Ad