The UAB Transplant Program is one of the largest in the country, performing more than 300 procedures per year. Our clinical strengths include:

transplant program longevity

widely experienced surgeons and physicians

an integrated surgical and nephrology service

high volume, long-term relationships with primary referring nephrologists

excellent graft survival and patient outcomes with low technical complication rate

integrated in-house and out patient facilities

aggressive post-transplant patient follow-up

affiliation with a large and successful OPO

an active clinical and basic science transplant research program.

The UAB Renal Transplant Program has been designated by the Health Care Financing Administration as a Medicare approved program. In addition, UAB has been selected as a center of excellence for a number of large health care insurance providers.