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OBITUARY | HANS SOLLINGER, 76

UW organ transplant pioneer Hans Sollinger remembered for legacy, energy

DAVID WAHLBERG
May 18, 2023
May 18, 2023 Updated Aug 23, 2024

Hans Sollinger — UW Hospital transplant surgeon Hans Sollinger leads skiers during a Ski with a Doc session at Odana Hills Golf Course in 2014.
SAMARA KALK DERBY, STATE JOURNAL ARCHIVES

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Dr. Hans Sollinger, the former chair of transplantation at UW-Madison who pioneered a pancreas transplant technique and developed an anti-rejection drug taken by many transplant patients, died Monday at his home in Madison.

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