A leading surgeon from NYU Langone Health has recently executed two investigational transplants of a genetically engineered, non-human organ -- a feat that could serve as a major game-changer for the future of medicine. Currently, there is an organ shortage that has not improved in over decades. Over 100,000 men, women and children are on the U.S. waitlist to accept a transplant, based on the Health and Resources and Services Administration. The latest transplants were conducted on June 16 and July 6 using a genetically modified pig heart with 10 modifications obtained from a facility hundreds of miles from New York City. Here's a look at organ transplants by the numbers, what's Xenotransplantation and how you can become a donor. NBC New York's Linda Gaudino reports. #organ #transplant #transplantation #kidney #liver #lung #heart #surgery #medicine #nbc4ny