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# Photographer: 16 Hours in the O.R.
- URL: https://nickcarranza.com/new-york-times-feature-16-hours-in-the-o-r/
- Published: 2025-05-20T03:49:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T03:13:26.000Z
- Author: Nick Carranza
- Tags: Photography, #Import 2026-10-12 20:34

I'm excited to have my work for UCLA Health published in the New York Times. As a long-time creative, I thought my share of *firsts* was long gone. On Sunday, May 4th, 2025, I had the opportunity to document not only a first for me, but a first for the world. Read the New York Times article here: [https://bit.ly/4jZWD91](https://bit.ly/4jZWD91?ref=nickcarranza.com)  
  
**UCLA Health's Nima Nassiri, MD, and USC Keck's Inderbir Gill, MD, performed the world's first human bladder transplant.**

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Pre-surgery w/ recipient: 5 AM

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Organ arrival: 6 AM

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Organ prep: 8 AM

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A validating handshake between Dr. Gill (L) and Dr. Nassiri (R) as surgery concludes.

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Recipient on his feet just four days after surgery.

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Another congratulatory handshake between Dr. Nassiri and Dr. Gill affirming a job well done.