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Bernie Kosar Re-Admitted for 'Small Rejection' of Liver Transplant

Kosar says early rejection is a known risk in the first months after his November transplant.

Overview

  • The former Browns quarterback said on Jan. 7 that he returned to University Hospitals as doctors treat the episode with IV therapy.
  • Reports characterize this as his fourth readmission since the Nov. 17 transplant performed by Dr. Zoe Lewis.
  • He was hospitalized on Dec. 10 for E. coli blood poisoning and released about a week later.
  • Lewis described the five-hour transplant as uneventful and noted routine follow-up with frequent blood tests.
  • A GoFundMe organized by Jim McCarthy has topped $181,000 toward a $300,000 goal, and Kosar donated $25,000 to donor Bryce Dunlap’s family.