Established in 1981, UPMC has performed more than 20,000 adult and pediatric organ transplant surgery procedures, including liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas, pancreas, intestine (small bowel), liver/small bowel, heart, heart/lung, double-lung, single-lung, and multiple-organ transplants.
Our transplant programs include:
- Heart Transplant — UPMC's program is one of the most recognized and experienced in the world, performing more than 1,700 adult heart transplants.
- Intestinal Transplant — As one of the largest intestinal transplant programs in the world, we have performed more than 670 combined adult and pediatric intestinal and multivisceral transplants, representing more than 11% of the world’s total intestinal transplants
- Kidney Transplant — As one of the nation's most active and experienced transplant programs that performs more than 200 adult kidney transplants each year, we have vast experience in kidney and combined kidney-pancreas transplants.
- Liver Transplant — Our team has performed more than 6,000 adult liver transplants to date, including more than 1,000 living-donor liver transplants.
- Lung Transplant — Since our lung transplant program’s inception in 1982, we have performed more than 3,000 lung and heart-lung transplants.
- Pancreas Transplant — UPMC is among the world’s most experienced transplant programs and offers advanced care for people who need a pancreas transplant.
- Pediatric Transplant — In 1981, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh established the Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation — the first pediatric transplant program in the United States. UPMC Children’s has performed more than 3,900 pediatric transplants to date.
Why Choose UPMC for Transplant Services?
When you choose UPMC for transplant care, you will receive:
- Expert care from experienced providers — Established in 1981, UPMC has performed more than 20,000 adult and pediatric organ transplant surgery procedures, including liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas, pancreas, intestine (small bowel), liver/small bowel, heart, heart/lung, double-lung, single-lung, and multiple-organ transplants.
- Access to a multidisciplinary team — We partner with a range of medical specialists to deliver comprehensive care that considers the physical, financial, social, and emotional impacts of having a transplant.
- Treatment for complex conditions — We are uniquely qualified to manage the most complex cases and use innovative matching techniques to help patients get off the waiting list more quickly. As a result, we can often accept cases that other centers have declined, helping more people get the care they need.
