The recipient of the world’s first pig kidney transplant is out of the hospital after a medical milestone.
Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old Weymouth man, received the world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant. He’s now recovering at home with his family.
Slayman was discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital about two weeks after the successful transplant.
“This moment — leaving the hospital today with one of the cleanest bills of health I’ve had in a long time — is one I wished would come for many years,” Slayman said in a statement. “Now, it’s a reality and one of the happiest moments of my life.”
