Book Transplantation of Kidney

THANK YOU NOTE

I am especially thankful to his Excellency, Clifford Bond, Ambassador of the United States to Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, I would like to thank the following individuals from the U.S. Embassy's Office of Public Affairs who supported me during the Fulbright application process: Douglas Ebner, Janet Miller, Elizabeta Delalic, Edwina Sagitto, and Lynn Cummings.
Their assistance contributed to the immense success of my stay at Yale University, which culminated in the writing of this book.

Lastly, I express my gratitude to all of the dedicated employees at the United States Embassy who help to keep peace in my homeland and who share my vision for a bright and prosperous future for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The special thanks go to my host at the Yale University's Yale New Haven School Medicine-Section for Nephrology and Transplantation, Professor Dr. Asghar Rastegar and Professor Dr. Peter Aronson. I would like to thank my other distinguished colleagues from the prestigious Yale University in New Haven, USA.

Especially, I want to thank my respectably reviewers Prof. Dr. Midhat Haracic, Prof. Dr. Faruk Dalagija, Prof. Dr. Emir Kabil, Prof. Dr. Jacob Bergsiand, Prim. Dr. Enver Efendic, who gave me invaluable suggestions in the preparation of this book.
I would also like to thank the staff of the GRADUATE CLUB in New Haven Connecticut (USA), in which I spent one school year, for providing me with the best circumstances for writing this book.

I can not to mention the immense contribution of my family currently residing in the United States of America. I must especially emphasize and praise the help of my dear nephews Oggi Ridic and Goran Ridic, who have been non-selfishly helping me to complete this work with their advanced knowledge of English, Bosnian and Information Technology. In conclusion, their effort in preparation of technical details of this book is also deeply appreciated.

Prof. dr. Jasenko Karamehic Sarajevo,
BiH, November, 2003.