Leaders in Transplant Medicine
Types of Transplantation
Transplant Surgery at UChicago Medicine
Our transplantation surgeons are among the best in the world. They have conducted thousands of procedures, earning national and international recognition for their expertise and research.
Personalized Transplant Care at Every Step
During the months leading up to transplant surgery, each patient is assigned to a pre-transplant coordinator — a registered nurse with a special expertise in transplant care. Your pre-transplant coordinator will arrange all of your tests and consultations. Your coordinator is your personal advocate and is always there to address any questions or concerns.
We follow patients very carefully after transplant. All patients visit our Post-Transplant Clinic for regular check ups. In between visits, patients can always reach one of our post-transplant nurses by phone or page any time of the day or night.
World-Renowned Transplant Specialists
Before and after your transplant, you have access to hundreds of knowledgeable experts at the University of Chicago Medicine. Once you or your loved one becomes a transplant patient here, you enter a world-class medical center that can take care of all your medical needs. UChicago Medicine is home to some of the world’s most respected specialists in diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, heart disease, digestive disorders, transplant and more.
A History of Excellence
Organ transplantation began here. In 1904, a University of Chicago doctor performed the first animal organ transplant, which later earned him the Nobel prize. We continue to strive to be a world leader in organ transplantation.
Several transplant firsts occurred here. We were the first in the world to perform a successful living-donor liver transplant and heart-liver-kidney transplant. We were the first in the United States to perform segmental (reduced size) and split-liver transplants. We were the first hospital in Illinois to perform a pancreas transplant, and our center continues to pioneer pancreas transplantation as a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes. Our physician-scientists are working to continue to improve transplant care through promising research.
Living Donor Transplantation
Transplant Care
Transplant Teams
Dr. Ashley Suah — one of the country’s only Black female transplant surgeons — promotes education and equity
Our new kidney and liver transplant surgeon, Ashley Suah, MD, is one of just 13 Black female transplant surgeons in the country. Suah has a dual mission: to be an outstanding surgeon to all people and to address racial disparities in the transplant field.
Chicagoland Transplant Care Locations
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If you have symptoms of an urgent nature, please call your doctor or go to the emergency room immediately.
You can also make an appointment with our providers by:
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Leaders in Complex Transplants
With one of the nation’s leading organ transplant programs, UChicago Medicine has performed more heart-liver-kidney transplants than any other institution. We continue to build upon our success and history of innovation to bring the best possible outcomes to our patients, including (left to right) Neil Perry, Daru Smith, Sarah McPharlin and Apurva Patel who all received triple-organ transplants within a year’s time.
