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Doctor Starts Program To Close Gap For Black Organ Transplant Patients
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May 29, 2021
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2:36Now PlayingStudies show that 26 percent of Black patients waiting for an organ receive one and the number is nearly double for white patients. Dr. Dinee Simpson is one of 10 Black, female transplant surgeons practicing in the U.S. She started the first and only program in the country that helps African Americans receive organs.
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