Hey. Watch these in order if you can. Links to references are under each video. Call me when you're ready, or don't.
01 — The Overview
References
- Dr. Thiago Beduschi — UF Health profile Chief of the UF transplant program. The surgeon overseeing my care.
- UF Health liver transplant program — #1 in the nation Background on the program and how it earned the top ranking.
- Perplexity The research tool I use. Cuts through outdated information better than standard search.
02 — The Journey
References
- UNOS — Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network National transplant data and waiting list information.
03 — What Changed My Mind
The science
- Cleveland Clinic — Machine Perfusion How modern organ preservation works — testing, repair, and assessment before transplant.
- Nature — AI for liver transplant matching How AI is now matching donor organs to recipients more accurately than human committees.
- University of Cincinnati — AI Advances in Liver Disease Plain-language overview of recent AI advances in liver disease care. February 2026.
- UPMC — HLA tissue typing explainer Patient-friendly overview of the tissue matching test used pre-transplant.
Where treatment is headed
- Nature Medicine — Retatrutide Phase 2 liver disease results 86% liver fat reduction. Largest ever recorded for a drug in development.
- Isomorphic Labs — Series B announcement $2.1B raise to scale AI drug design, May 12, 2026. The DeepMind spinout.