A 95-year-old man from West Virginia has become the oldest organ donor in United States history after he died last week.
Cecil Lockhart, of Welch, West Virginia died on May 4, and his liver was donated to a woman in her 60âs.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) announced the news in a statement.
âCORE is incredibly proud to have been able to make this historic organ donation possible,â said Susan Stuart, CORE president & CEO. âThis landmark in the field of transplantation is just another example of COREâs pioneering legacy and commitment to innovation, which, over the last 40 years, has given 6,000 people in the United States the opportunity to save more than 15,000 others as organ donors.â
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Cecil-lockhartMost-the-second-war-worldwideA 95-year-old man just became the oldest organ donor in US history CNN 1 hr ago By Rachel Trent, CNN © Courtesy CORE/The Lockhart Family Cecil Lockhart became the oldest organ donor in the United States at age 95.
A woman who is recovering from a liver transplant not only has a new lifesaving organ, but one that made history.
That s thanks to Cecil Lockhart from Welch, West Virginia, who died at age 95 on May 4, making him the oldest organ donor in United States history, according the Center for Organ Recovery & Education, which coordinated the recovery of the liver.
The previous record for the oldest donor was a 93-year-old, according to press release from the United Network for Organ Sharing.
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