Cardiothoracic Transplant

Cardiothoracic transplant experts at UPMC treat adults and children who have advanced heart and lung diseases.

Our surgeons perform:

• Heart and heart-lung transplants and heart-assist device implants

For: Adults with advanced heart failure.

• Lung transplants and minimally invasive lung transplantation surgery

For: People with life-threatening lung diseases such as:

-Pulmonary parenchymal disease

-Vascular disease

-Cystic fibrosis

-Lung cancer

• Pediatric heart and lung transplants

For: Infants and children with heart and lung diseases such as:

-Congenital heart disease

-Cystic fibrosis

-Cardiomyopathy

-Pulmonary hypertension

A History of Success in Heart and Lung Transplantation

• UPMC's 30-year history of adult and pediatric transplant procedures has positioned us as a leader and pioneer in solid-organ transplantation.
• We’re celebrating 3,000 — and counting — cardiothoracic transplant surgeries, setting us apart as second in the world and first in western Pennsylvania to achieve this milestone.
• Our 1,700 lung and heart-lung transplants performed since 1982, currently the largest volume in the United States.
• Our cardiothoracic transplant surgeons have experienced a consistent flow of highly challenging and complex cases. This has afforded them a significant level of knowledge and experience in heart and lung transplantation procedures.