Man Gets Lifesaving Intestinal Transplant After Bull Attack

Caleb Brooks, intestine transplant recipient, Somerville, AL.

Madeline Johnson Brooks, wife of Caleb Brooks, Somerville, AL.

Anil Vaidya, transplant surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Deepak Katyal, trauma and acute care surgeon, Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL.

Organdonor.gov: “Organ Donation Statistics.”

Statista: “Number of U.S. candidates waiting for selected organ transplants as of September 2020.”

American Society of Transplantation (AST).

United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).

Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN): “About the OPTN,” “Data.”

Donate Life America (DLA).

Cleveland Clinic: “Intestinal Transplant Program,” “Attacked by a Bull, Father of Two Undergoes Intestinal Transplant.”

Mayo Clinic: “Shock: First aid.”

News release, Hartselle Enquirer.