Surgeons Were About to Harvest This Man’s Organs — Until His Doctor Intervened

Surgeons were about to harvest this man’s organs — until his doctor intervened

By Cara Anthony | KFF Health News Lying on top of an operating room table with his chest exposed, Larry Black Jr. was moments away from having his organs harvested when a doctor ran breathlessly into the room. “Get him off the table,” the doctor recalled telling the surgical team at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital as the team cleaned Black’s chest and abdomen. “This is my patient. Get him off the table.” At first, no one recognized Zo…

'My patient!' Doctor sprints into room as surgeons begin harvesting living man's organs

ST. LOUIS — Lying on top of an operating room table with his chest exposed, Larry Black Jr. was moments away from having his organs harvested when a doctor ran breathlessly into the room.“Get him off the table,” the doctor recalled telling the surgical team at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital as the team cleaned Black’s chest and abdomen. “This is my patient! Get him off the table.”At first, no one recognized Zohny Zohny in his surgica…

A Surgical Team Was About To Harvest This Man’s Organs — Until His Doctor Intervened

ST. LOUIS — Lying on top of an operating room table with his chest exposed, Larry Black Jr. was moments away from having his organs harvested when a doctor ran breathlessly into the room. “Get him off the table,” the doctor recalled telling the surgical team at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital as the team cleaned Black’s chest and abdomen. “This is my patient. Get him off the table.” At first, no one recognized Zohny Zohny in his surgi…

A surgical team was about to harvest this man’s organs — until his doctor intervened

A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at life. Today, the man is alive, sharing his story.