The Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute has a solid history, rich in research, innovation and a strong reputation in the transplant community. Born in the laboratory of Louis G. Britt, M.D., in 1968, the University of Tennessee Organ Transplant Program was the seed of what is now one the best transplant programs in the country.

In April 1970, Dr. Britt performed the first kidney transplant at UT Bowld Hospital, making it the sixth medical center in the nation to transplant a kidney. Since then, the program has performed more than 1,600 and has one of the most successful survival rates in the United States.

In 1982, we introduced the third liver transplant program in the country, and we have performed more than 400 since that time. In 1989, our transplant program began offering a treatment option for critically ill, diabetic patients with our kidney-pancreas and pancreas-only transplants.

In November 2002, Methodist Healthcare assumed operation of UT Bowld, a transplant center with an outstanding history of treating transplant patients from across the United States. This strengthened an already strong relationship established through our pediatric transplant program at Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center. In July 2004, the world-renowned transplant services moved to our flagship hospital, becoming the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute.

• May 2006 - Second annual Transplant "Fore" Life Classic held.
• December 2005 - Second annual "Transplant Gathering" held.
• April 2005 - First annual Transplant Fore Life Classic - a golf tournament that raises funds for the Transplant Resource Center.
• December 2004 - First annual "Transplant Gathering" - a holiday social event that allows the patients, families and caregivers to get together for food and fellowship.
• July 2004 - The first transplant is performed at the new Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute.
• July 2004 - The UT Bowld Transplant program moves to Methodist University Hospital, establishing the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute.

UT Bowld Transplant Highlights

• November 2002 - Methodist Healthcare begins management of UT Bowld Hospital and its transplant program.
• September 2001 - National Institutes of Health (NIH) identified the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as one of the six Islet Cell Resource centers in the United States as a referral center for human islet cell isolation and clinical transplantation.
• December 1998 - 150th simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplant
• August 1998 - 200th pancreas transplant
• January 1998 - NIH funding for clinical care intervention
• October 1997 - NIH funding for immunology research
• June 1997 - Transplant Clinical Pharmacotherapy Research Institute established
• December 1996 - 100th pancreas transplant
• July 1996 - First Transplant Pharmacy site established
• January 1996 - David D. Coleman Endowed Professorship in Transplantation Research established
• April 1995 - First pancreas islet cell transplant performed
• February 1995 - NIH funding for quality of life and autonomic functioning research
• October 1994 - Pancreas islet transplant laboratory established
• November 1993 - 200th liver transplant
• May 1993 - 1,000th kidney transplant
• September 1992 - First segmental liver transplant performed
• January 1990 - NIH funding for quality of life research
• October 1989 - 100th liver transplant
• July 1989 - First solo pancreas transplant performed
• April 1989 - First simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplant
• January 1989 - Surgical immunology laboratory established
• January 1987 - NIH provides funding for immunology research
• 1986 - 500th kidney transplant
• May 1982 - First liver transplant performed
• May 1979 - 200th kidney transplant
• August 1975 - 100th kidney transplant
• April 1970 - First organ transplant (kidney) in the Mid-South performed by Louis G. Britt, M.D. - program founder

Address
Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute
1265 Union Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee