Programs and research
Quality and experience you can trust
The UW Health Kids Transplant team, part of the UW Health Transplant Center, has been serving kids in organ failure for more than 55 years. We are the only transplant center in Wisconsin transplanting kids in need of kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, heart, multi-organ and renal auto transplants. Our transplant teams have the experience you need for the very best results. Our living donation program is among the nation’s largest and serves directed and non-directed living kidney and liver donors.
Our organ and tissue donation program is a Health Resources and Services Administration best-practice site and leads the nation in serving deceased organ and tissue donors.
COVID-19 Information
The well-being and safety of our transplant patients is always our top priority. For guidelines and information specific to transplant patients, please visit COVID-19 precautions for transplant patients.
Innovation and research
UW Health is part of an academic medical center. We create and test new ways to help transplant patients live longer and reduce risks for living donors. In fact, Laurel, who received a kidney from her sister Peg when she was 14 years old, is doing great after 56 years. Read Laurel's story
UW Health is home to several innovations that forever changed the world of transplantation, including: UW Solution, the gold standard of organ preservation solutions still used throughout the world, CellCept, an immunosuppressant that vastly reduced the side effects and number of medications needed to halt organ rejection and the “Wisconsin technique” a surgical method that vastly improved pancreas transplant and saved thousands of lives.
Some of our current work includes studying new medicines that reduce the side effects of immunosuppression, studies to eliminate the need for immunosuppression medications, and research to improve long-term survival rates for organ transplant patients.
Learn more about our transplant research and clinical trials
Locations
Our locations
We offer pre-and post- transplant surgery services for Kids at American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison.
Meet our team
Our expert pediatric transplant teams
Our team of pediatric transplant experts are widely respected for their expertise, research and focus on patient care. Together with our patients and families, we provide personalized care and education through every step of your donation or transplant journey.
Your transplant care team has expertise in issues specific to transplantation. Our experts include:
Pediatric physician and surgical specialists in organ failure and transplant, gastroenterology, hepatology, nephrology, pulmonology and living donation
Advanced practice providers who specialize in organ failure and transplant
Certified transplant nurse coordinators
Registered nurses
Registered Dietitian Nutritionists
Transplant financial counselors
Health psychologists
Respiratory therapists
Transplant social workers
Transplant pharmacists
Infectious disease physicians
Neuropsychiatry and developmental support
Physical and occupational therapists
Chaplains
School teachers
Child Life specialists
Patient and support services
Resources for patients and families
We offer many helpful resources for before and after your transplant.