McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Artificial Organs

There is a critical shortage of donor organs of all types. Artificial organs that perform the function of natural organs can help alleviate this problem as well as sustain patients with organ failure as they await donor organs. In some cases, artificial organs can eliminate the need for transplantation altogether.

Artificial Organs

In this Section

Artificial Heart and
Ventricular Assist Devices

Heart assist devices help keep patients – and hope – alive.

Artificial Liver
Patients with failing livers need
a bridge to transplant, too.

Artificial Lung
We can't survive without oxygen.

The UPMC Clinical Artificial
Heart Program

One of the world's largest and most experienced programs
of its kind.