BOSTON — A Concord man who is the recipient of a pig kidney threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Red Sox game Wednesday night.
67-year-old Tim Andrews has been free of dialysis for nearly five months after receiving a genetically edited pig kidney on January 25.
Wednesday marked 137 days with his new kidney.
Andrews is the longest-living recipient of a genetically edited pig organ and the only person in the United States with a pig kidney.
To honor his remarkable progress and the medical milestone, Andrews threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park prior to a game between the Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays.
He was joined by his wife Karen, his brother-in-law Dick Piroso, Massachusetts General Hospital transplant surgeon Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, and Massachusetts General Hospital medical director for kidney transplantation Dr. Leonardo Riella.
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