Although Kevin Anderson had committed no crime, he was facing a death sentence when he came to Stanford in 2007. Because the amyloidosis was mostly in his heart and not in other parts of his body, Anderson qualified for a transplant. His proximity to Stanford brought him in contact with Ronald Witteles, MD, who at the time was a new faculty member, just starting the Stanford Amyloid Center. Not long after Witteles met Anderson, the Stanford heart transplant team gave Anderson a second chance at life.