Organ Transplants
Organ Transplants in Tennessee
One of the ten largest liver transplant programs in the country, Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute is nationally recognized as a leader in organ transplants. The organ transplant team offers hope to patients with conditions such as kidney failure, end-stage liver diseases such as cirrhosis, Hepatitis C and diabetes. Procedures include:
- Liver transplant
- Kidney transplant
- Pancreas transplant
- Kidney-pancreas transplant
In 2009, surgeons at the Transplant Institute became one of 33 out of the 126 liver transplant programs that reached 1,000 liver transplants and has the largest experience in the world in steroid-free liver transplantation.
The living donor kidney transplant program is dedicated to improving the quality of life and the life expectancy for its organ transplant patients through research breakthroughs, excellence in surgical techniques and meticulous post-operative care.