How to Refer a Patient for Transplant

There are many ways to refer a patient for transplant at a UPMC facility.

• Toll-free: 1-877-640-6746
• Main phone: 412-647-5800
• 24-hour physician referral line: 1-800-544-2500
• Fax: 412-864-5846
• E-mail: transplant@upmc.edu

Transplant Referral Checklist

Regardless of which method you choose to contact us, please provide the following information to expedite the referral process:

Demographic summary

• Patient name
• Patient date of birth
• Patient address
• Patient phone number
• Emergency contact information (including emergency contact's home and cell phone numbers)

Insurance information

• Name of subscriber
• Subscriber’s relationship to patient
• Identification number
• Group number

Clinical summary

• Most recent outpatient records
• Discharge summaries from prior hospitalizations
• All operative notes, including surgically placed lines
• Radiologic studies
• Recent laboratory reports
• If your patient is currently hospitalized, current hospital records
• Reports from previous transplant evaluations, including letters of acceptance or decline, if applicable

Referring physician information

• Referring physician name
• Referring physician phone and fax numbers
• Primary care physician name