World-Class Transplant Care Close to Home
At UPMC, we are dedicated to providing life-saving transplant options to all patients who will benefit. This includes living donor transplantation.
Since 1981, UPMC has performed more than 20,000 organ transplants. Our program has consistently taken on some of the most difficult and complex cases.
Through kidney transplant services at UPMC Harrisburg and liver transplant evaluation clinics in Harrisburg and York, UPMC offers its experience and expertise right in your community.
We discuss living donation as a frontline treatment option with all patients who will benefit. To aid patients and their loved ones in the search for a living donor, we offer the UPMC Living Donor Champion program.
To schedule an appointment with UPMC Transplant Services, fill out the form below.
Learn More About Kidney or Liver Transplant
Patients with liver disease may face unexpected challenges, but traveling for care shouldn't be one of them. You can access the world-class expertise of the UPMC Liver Transplant Program at the Liver Transplant Evaluation Clinics at UPMC Memorial and UPMC Harrisburg.
UPMC provides high-quality liver transplant evaluation services to patients in central Pennsylvania, including:
- Blood tests.
- Consults and exams.
- Diagnostic tests.
- Imaging scans.
- Ongoing education about living-donor liver transplant.
- Radiology.
Call 833-514-5999 for more information.
Living-Donor Liver Transplant: A Frontline Treatment Option
At UPMC, we believe in the life-saving power of living donation. We discuss living-donor liver transplant with every patient we evaluate, including those with low MELD scores or liver cancer.
Living-donor liver transplant presents an opportunity to receive a transplant sooner, with improved outcomes compared with deceased-donor liver transplants. Living-donor liver transplants offer potentially life-saving benefits that include:
- Little or no wait time.
- Improved long-term outcomes.
- Quicker recovery times.
Why Choose UPMC's Liver Transplant Program?
The UPMC Liver Transplant Program leads the nation in the overall number of liver transplants performed from deceased and living donors. As a leader and early pioneer of transplant medicine, UPMC continues to be at the forefront of innovations that can improve the lives of patients.
- We provide transplantation services to all who will benefit, including people who are considered high risk and/or may not be considered for a transplant at other centers.
- We are one of the oldest and largest transplantation programs in the United States.
Central Pa. Liver Transplant Evaluation Clinic Locations
UPMC Memorial
1703 Innovation Drive, Suite 3136
York, PA 17408
UPMC Harrisburg
205 S. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17104
Living-Donor Kidney Transplant: A Frontline Treatment Option
Our living-donor kidney transplant program provides donors and recipients with state-of-the-art care in a supportive environment.
Living-donor kidney transplant presents an opportunity to receive a transplant sooner, with improved outcomes compared with deceased-donor kidney transplants. Living-donor kidney transplants offer potentially life-saving benefits that include:
- Little or no wait time.
- Improved long-term outcomes.
- Quicker recovery times.
Call 877-778-6110 for additional information.
Why Choose UPMC's Kidney Transplant Program?
Our multidisciplinary team is experienced in all aspects of advanced kidney disease and the care of transplant recipients and donors.
We provide personalized services for living donors. This includes a dedicated Independent Living Donor Advocate, who ensures that living donors understand the donation process and receive specialized support.
UPMC offers life-enhancing benefits to kidney transplant patients:
- State-of-the-art surgical techniques — Our surgeons are experienced in the most advanced surgical techniques.
- Paired donor exchange — This program allows living donors to donate a kidney despite incompatible blood matches. In paired donation, a donor and recipient are matched with another incompatible donor and recipient pair, and the kidneys are exchanged between the pairs.
- Clinical research and trials — UPMC in Central Pa. participates in clinical trials and research. This gives patients access to leading-edge medication protocols, technology, organ recovery techniques, surgical techniques, and posttransplant care.
- Integrated posttransplant care — We provide care for patients throughout the lifespan of the transplanted kidney. In coordination with local nephrologists, we offer comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to all our patients.
Central Pa. UPMC Kidney Transplant Program Locations
UPMC Harrisburg
111 S. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Pre-Transplant Evaluation Clinic: Chambersburg, Pa.
830 Norland Ave.
Chambersburg, PA 17201
Pre-Transplant Evaluation Clinics: York, Pa.
1600 6th Ave. Suite 115
York, PA 17403
PinnacleHealth Transplant Associates: Harrisburg, Pa.
Brady Building
205 S. Front St.
Harrisburg, PA 17104
Contact Us
For more information or to schedule an appointment, fill out the form below or call:
UPMC Liver Transplant Program
833-514-5999
Central Pa. UPMC Kidney Transplant Program
877-778-6110
Connect With Us
To learn more about living donor transplant, follow us on Facebook. The UPMC & Donate Life America Living Donor Transplant Facebook page provides education and resources for people who have had a transplant, are waiting for a transplant, or are a living donor.
Living Donor Champion Support Group
Join our UPMC Living Donor Champion Support Group on Facebook. This group was developed to provide an online environment where members can discuss topics and issues related to living donor transplant and seek support from members of the transplant community.
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