“Dr. Humar saved my life,” said Dockins, 22, through tears as she stood inside UPMC Montefiore in Oakland. “He is the best at this. I am grateful for every day and every minute of life.

“She is my hero,” Leach said as he looked at his daughter with other donors and recipients gathered last week in front of UPMC Montefiore in Oakland, where the operation was performed.

Four more locations will partake in the partnership. UPMC Presbyterian UPMC Montefiore UPMC Passavant UPMC Hamot (Erie) The program will also find ways to identify veterans not found in the VA ...