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2B Black History/tCfiE OjarlottE Jlost Thursday, February 19, 2004 Medical Marvels Charlotte transplant surgeon is a rarity in rarefied discipline By Herbert L. White herh.white@thechurlotieposi.com Roger Denny is a rarity in an exclusive medical field. Deimy, a transplant sur geon at the Transplant Center Carolinas Medical Center, is one of 18 AfHcan Americans trained to per form the procedure in the U.S. In a typical year, Denny, who specializes in liver, kid ney and pancreas surgery performs about 50 trans plants a year. “It’s a field I found interest ing,” said Denny, who came to Charlotte in 2002. “Every surgery is a large surgery. That’s why it’s always inter esting.” The interest runs in Denny’s family. His brother Jason is also a transplant surgeon, making them 11 percent of the African Americans practicing the dis cipline nationally. Education is the key to success in the sci ences and medicine and a require ment for surgeons, ° ” y Denny said. Getting more African Minneapolis, stuck to his goals. The Mt. Sinai School of Medicine graduate is fulfill ing his ambition by working in one of the most demanding areas of medicine. It’s also a chance to provide patients a gift that’s useful every day. “It’s not a field that eveiy- one can do,” he said. “I love the field because when you give a person a transplant, you give them another chance at life.” Denny’s work includes edu cation. By monitoring hyper tension or avoiding it alto gether through diet and exer cise, more people can lead healthy and productive lives. High blood pressure is one of the leading precursors to stroke and heart disease in Afhcan Americans. “Unfortunately, hyperteni- son and diabetes are running rampant in the African American community,” he said. “If more education isn’t done, it’s going to reach a cri sis stage in the African American community.” more Americans into medicine requires more diligence in meeting academic and pro fessional goals. “It starts all the way beck in high school,” he said. “How many black kids go to college from high school? How many go on to medical school? And of those, how many will go into surgical fields? It’s a matter of numbers.” Denny, who interned at State University of New York-Brooklyn and trained for transplant surgery at the University of Minnesota in New 2004 Saturn ION starting at '‘179 Down & '‘179 Per Mo. Bad credit, slow credit or no credit? I treat everyone with respect! 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