Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Road to Resilience, host Stephen Calabria speaks with Drs. Ani Anyanwu and Sandy Florman about performing New York State’s first-ever triple transplant of a heart, liver, and kidney. The doctors explain how such rare procedures arise from urgent patient needs and require unprecedented levels of coordination among multiple surgical and medical teams. Central to the story is patient Mack Godbee, whose resilience and recovery highlight the life-saving potential of teamwork and medical innovation. The conversation underscores the vital role of organ donation and collaboration in shaping the future of transplant surgery
Learn more about our panelists:
- Dr. Ani Anyanwu, MD:
profiles.mountsinai.org/anelechi-anyanwu
- Dr. Sandy Florman, MD:
profiles.mountsinai.org/sander-s-florman
mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/podcasts/road-resilience/historic-triple-transplant
In this episode of Road to Resilience, host Stephen Calabria speaks with Drs. Ani Anyanwu and Sandy Florman about performing New York State’s first-ever triple transplant of a heart, liver, and kidney. The doctors explain how such rare procedures arise from urgent patient needs and require unprecedented levels of coordination among multiple surgical and medical teams. Central to the story is patient Mack Godbee, whose resilience and recovery highlight the life-saving potential of teamwork and medical innovation. The conversation underscores the vital role of organ donation and collaboration in shaping the future of transplant surgery
Learn more about our panelists:
- Dr. Ani Anyanwu, MD:
profiles.mountsinai.org/anelechi-anyanwu
- Dr. Sandy Florman, MD:
profiles.mountsinai.org/sander-s-florman
mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/podcasts/road-resilience/historic-triple-transplant
