The Transplant Clinic provides pre- and post-transplant care to kidney, liver and pancreas transplant patients.

Pre-Transplant Evaluation
The decision about whether someone is a good candidate for a transplant is complex and requires a full medical evaluation and input from several medical professionals. The transplant team performs this evaluation in the Pre-Clinic. This team is composed of the transplant surgeon, hepatologist/nephrologist, pre-coordinator nurse, financial case manager, and social worker.

Evaluation Process
The evaluation process begins with a referral from a potential candidate's primary care physician. The candidate then answers a variety of health and lifestyle questions. This information helps the transplant team decide the eligibility of the transplant candidate.

During an initial visit, a transplant candidate will meet with a financial coordinator and a social worker and receive detailed information about the transplant process. Family members are welcome. For those candidates who are identified as potential candidates for transplantation, a complete medical evaluation is performed. This medical evaluation consists of a multitude of tests dependent upon the specifics of each case. The surgeon reviews the results of this medical examination to further determine eligibility. If the evaluation indicates the candidate is appropriate for transplantation, Transplant Institute staff members work with the patient to finalize financial arrangements.

The candidate will receive written confirmation and be listed with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a non-profit scientific and educational organization that administers the only national patient waiting list. Once listed with UNOS, patient evaluations must be performed at regular intervals. These ongoing medical assessments determine an individual's continual eligibility for transplantation. Should an organ become available, it is offered to a patient on the UNOS list based on a defined set of criteria established by UNOS.

Once an organ becomes available and a transplant is performed, patients transition from the Pre-Clinic to the Post-Clinic. Post-Transplant follow up care.  The Post-Clinic follows only those patients who have already received an organ transplantation. The Post-Clinic team consists of transplant surgeons, hepatologists/nephrologists, nurse practitioners and post coordinator nurses. This team continues to monitor the medical condition of patients for as long as medical care is necessary. This follow up care includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled evaluations, on-going immunosuppressive drug therapy, prescription refills and lab reviews. To allow for some flexibility, the follow-up care is delivered under general guidelines and protocols, but is specific to each patient.

Hours of Operation
Clinic hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Address
Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute
1265 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104