Solid Organ Transplant

The Transplant Center

About the Transplant Center

Adult Transplant Program

Pediatric Transplant Program

Making an Appointment

Plan Your Visit

How to Donate an Organ

For Health Care Professionals and Payers

Maps, Directions and Parking

Cutting Edge Conference Presentations 2009

The Transplant Center
Phillips-Wangensteen Building
Room 2-200
516 Delaware St. S.E.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

University of Minnesota
Medical Center
www.uofmmedicalcenter.org

University of Minnesota
Amplatz Children's Hospital
www.uofmchildrenshospital.org

Patient information:
612-672-7270 or
800-328-5465

Physician referral for
Heart and Lung transplant:
612-625-9922 or
800-478-5864

Physician referral for
all other organs:
612-625-5115 or
800-328-5465

Welcome to the Transplant Center

Welcome to the Transplant Center at University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview and University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. Our goal is to provide unsurpassed care for anyone whose life is touched by a solid organ transplant. We offer the expertise of University of Minnesota Physicians along with the supporting resources you need — all in a single location.

Transplant Center 2009 Year-End Report
and message from Timothy Pruett, M.D.
Chief of Transplantation

Transplant Center News

The latest solid organ transplant news

	Cutting Edge Conference 2010
	Kidney Donor and Recipient Connect in Cyberspace Man in search of a living kidney donor finds a match among his Twitter and Facebook friends.
	University of Minnesota Medical Center is now blogging about Living Kidney Donation! Our Transplant Center has the largest Living Donor Program in the country and our living donor team has a wealth of expertise and insight to share around this topic.
	The Search for a Living Kidney Donor The Minneapolis Star Tribune published a four part series on living kidney donation. Click on the link above to read patient stories and a discussion of the ethics of kidney donation.
	Child awaiting heart transplant enjoys a day of turtle derby For 3-year-old Riley, Turtle Derby at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital provided a rare opportunity to go outside to enjoy the sunshine and fun.
	A mother gives her 4-year-old daughter a second chance at life It was the second time Lexi's mother gave her the gift of life -- this time by donating a kidney to her daughter.

All news...

Health Updates

Today's updates

	Survey Shows Many Want to Donate Organs, But Few Do Boosting registration critical to solving shortages, experts say

	Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable Using them would increase available organs, researchers say

	Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant Survey finds that active role by patients doubled their odds of success

	Distance No Bar to Kidney Transplants in Remote Areas Finding contradicts belief that process favors people in urban areas

	Timing May Matter in Organ Donation Decisions Study highlights importance of a gap between bad news and request

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