Chicago Man, 28, Undergoes Kidney Transplant While Awake, Sees New Organ Before Doctors Perform Surgery John Nicholas received the kidney donation from a childhood friend after his kidneys failed ...

A Chicago man was wide awake as he witnessed Northwestern Medicine surgeons place his childhood best friend's kidney inside of him during a cutting-edge kidney transplant procedure.. John Nicholas ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — A 74-year-old Zion man is celebrating a new lease on life after he underwent a kidney transplant while he was still awake. Harry Stackhouse, a father of six and grandfather to 17 ...

A 28-year-old man from Chicago has undergone a kidney transplant — and he was awake the entire time. “It was a pretty cool experience to know what was happening in real time and be aware of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago man was the first patient at Northwestern Medicine to receive a kidney transplant that he was awake for. John Nicholas, 28, had been experiencing kidney issues for over ...

A 63-year-old man in the United Kingdom received a kidney transplant while awake in 2010. And surgeons in India have performed this technique on more than 40 patients over a four month period in ...

John Nicholas, 28, was awake during his kidney transplant procedure, performed on May 24 at Northwestern Medicine Hospital. See the details and photos, plus Dr. Marc Siegel's input.

A Chicago man was wide awake as he witnessed Northwestern Medicine surgeons place his childhood best friend's kidney inside of him during a cutting-edge kidney transplant procedure. John Nicholas, 28, ...

John Nicholas received the kidney donation from a childhood friend after his kidneys failed for a medically undetermined reason Jose M. Osorio/Northwestern Medicine John Nicholas undergoes a kidney ...

John Nicholas received the kidney donation from a childhood friend after his kidneys failed for a medically undetermined reason Jose M. Osorio/Northwestern Medicine John Nicholas undergoes a ...