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A Chennai Bicycle Ride

Posted on 06/04/2015 by Chris Barry

Coming from America, I initially resisted riding a two wheeler in traffic crazy Chennai. But after 7 months in India (and some practice in Jaipur for a while), I screwed up the courage to buy a “Hercules” (made in Chennai) … Continue reading →

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Paruvathamalai

Posted on 27/10/2014 by Chris Barry

Paruvathamalai is a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu built 2,000 years ago on top of a mountain 3,500 feet above sea level. My friend Jango hadn’t been there but he wanted to go with his friends and invited me along. … Continue reading →

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Paired Donor Exchange Transplantation in India: Already Successful

Posted on 06/09/2014 by Chris Barry

Paired Donor Exchange Kidney Transplantation (also known as a “kidney swap”) is when a potential transplant recipient exchanges his or her living donor (who is incompatible) with another donor who is compatible. This concept is perhaps the greatest advance in … Continue reading →

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Dr. Barry’s Donate Life America Speech

Posted on 16/06/2014 by Chris Barry

I would like to begin by saying that it is an incredible honor for me to be speaking with you all today at the 2014 Donate Life America Conference in Maryland. I would like to specifically thank Libby Wolf of … Continue reading →

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HIV+ Transplantation: Allow + To +

Posted on 30/06/2013 by Chris Barry

In an essay I posted a while back, I wrote of how HIV+ transplantation is approaching standard of care. The remarkable, even unbelievable, successes of highly effective antiretroviral therapy to manage HIV, advances in opportunistic infectious disease prophylaxis and treatment, … Continue reading →

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The Challenge of Alcoholism in Liver Transplantation

Posted on 01/06/2011 by Chris Barry

As a transplant surgeon, I actually do more for the care of my patients than just operate. Below is an excerpt from one of my notes describing a woman who unfortunately relapsed into alcoholism after her liver transplant. “Dear Doctors: … Continue reading →

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