Alessia di Matteo

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Alessia di Matteo (July 2003-January 12, 2005) was an Italian from Genoa. Di Matteo became the first person in history to survive the transplantion of eight organs in a single operation, although she died a year later of complications. She was operated on January 31, 2004, in Miami, at the age of six months. Born with congenital smooth muscle disorder, which affected her kidneys, intestines and stomach, she would have died earlier without treatment. She received a liver, a small and large intestine, a pancreas, a new stomach, a spleen and two kidneys. The operation was led by doctor Andreas Tzakis.

Di Matteo remained in Florida for a long time, so that doctors could watch for complications. Complications did develop, and eventually caused her death in a Genoan hospital at age 1.