Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Program
As part of UPMC’s Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, the Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation program offers traditional transplants of these organs from deceased donors as well as living-donor kidney transplantation options.
The program offers transplantation of a kidney, pancreas, or both organs at once to patients who suffer from end-stage kidney disease, complications of diabetes, or both.
In addition to the expertise of our surgeons and nephrologists, our patients get the care they need in a timely manner. According to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), the median wait time for a kidney transplant candidate to receive a kidney at UPMC was only 17 months, compared to 72 months for candidates in the Philadelphia and New York area.
For more information or to refer a patient, contact our 24-hour physician referral line at 1-800-544-2500.