The 47-year-old father is no longer on dialysis and has normal blood sugars thanks to the historic surgery.
They shared stories of their new lives and are finding comfort in their shared experiences.
The surgery was performed at NYU Langone by Surgical Director Dr. Stephanie Chang, who led the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant.
In a first-of-its-kind procedure, a terminally ill New Jersey woman received a pig kidney transplant and a surgically implanted mechanical heart pump.
More than 14,000 kidney transplant candidates were moved up the waitlist thanks to the new evaluation. Experts say this is an example of identifying the inappropriate use of race in medical care.
NYU Langone Health successfully completed a first-of-its-kind surgery that could change the medical world forever.