Transplant: National leaders in transplant care

We provide heart transplants to treat heart failure and heart disease. Our wait times are among the nation’s shortest. We are one of just five centers in the nation transplanting hearts from cardiac death donors using a device that preserves heart function between donation and transplant. We use minimally-invasive techniques to improve their health and for some, as support while they wait for a transplant. We proudly serve veterans as a Veteran’s Administration-approved transplant program.

We are among the nation’s largest kidney transplant programs and offer many options for kidney donation and transplant. We provide both living donor and deceased donor kidney transplants.

• Renal Autotransplant Program — Our program is the largest in the U.S. We provide diagnosis and treatment for patients with functioning kidneys who are experiencing loin-pain related issues and other issues that necessitate an evaluation for a renal autotransplant.

We offer living and deceased donor liver transplants. A liver transplant helps people with liver failure and some liver diseases, such as hepatitis C and cirrhosis. We proudly serve veterans as a Veterans Administration-approved transplant program.

A lung transplant helps people with advanced lung disease. We treat the most complex lung patients, including multi-organ transplants. Our wait times are very short, and our outcomes are excellent. We are proud to serve veterans as a Veterans Administration-approved transplant program.

We perform more pancreas transplants than any other program in the United States. A transplant may be an option if you are living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes or if your pancreas was removed.

• Pancreas/kidney transplant — We are the largest combined kidney/pancreas transplant program in the United States. A pancreas/kidney transplant ends diabetes and replaces a kidney damaged by the disease. Learn more about our pancreas-kidney transplant quality

• Autologous islet cell — An autologous islet cell transplant treats chronic pancreatitis. Your damaged pancreas is removed and your islet cells are placed in your liver where they make insulin. Learn more about our autologous islet cell transplant clinic

Our pediatric team provides kidney, liver and multiple organ transplants.

• Learn more about our pediatric kidney transplant program

• Learn more about our pediatric liver transplant program

Our surgeons are experienced in multi-organ transplants. They work with their fellow experts in other organ programs to manage the complex care of patients who need more than one organ transplanted.

We provide options for patients requiring housing while waiting for, or recovering from, transplant or living donation. These options include: 

• Restoring Hope Transplant House

• Best Western Plus Inntowner Hotel

Our histocompatibility lab provides clinical services and research specific to transplant patients and donors to ensure the highest level of organ matching.

We link you by phone or in person to a mentor who received an organ transplant or donated an organ. Your mentor will share information about their experience and answer your questions.

Pharmacists with expertise in transplant will assist you with your medication education and management.

We provide ways you can help others better understand the importance of organ donation and transplantation:

• Celebrate your transplant or living donation anniversary

• Share your donation or transplant story

Our team facilitates correspondence between recipients and deceased donor family members.