Susan Lim: Transplant Cells, Not Organs – Video

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24-11-2011 04:57 inktalks.com Pioneering surgeon Susan Lim performed the first liver transplant in Asia. But a moral concern with transplants (where do those new livers come from?) led her to look further, and to ask Could we be transplanting cells, not whole organs? At the INK Conference, she talks through her new research, discovering healing cells in some surprising places. Dr.Susan Lim performed the first successful cadaveric liver transplant for Singapore and Asia in 1990. She is also widely known as the 'Spirit of the Century', an Award conferred upon her by the Singapore public in a national contest held to identify the role model for the 21st century. Winner of numerous international awards and recognitions, Susan is a surgeon, scientist and entrepreneur with a focus on technology platforms in medicine. She pioneered Singapore's robotic general surgery program using the da Vinci System, and through her startup imobile health, is working in medical apps based on wireless technology. Susan's biotechnology research is on the role of adipose-derived adult stem cells in regenerative medicine and cancer. Untold Story After pioneering cadaveric liver transplantation in Asia, Susan labored through her second pregnancy facing unexpected moral dilemmas. At the center of her stage were patients facing death, either through executions or organ failure. BOOKS: Medical publications in journals WEBSITE: http://www.susanlimsurgery.com

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