Transplant Surgery

 


A UAB Heart transplant patient is flying high again.

Since 1968, UAB's transplant services have performed more than 10,000 organ transplants, and we are internationally known. People from all over the world come to UAB, recognized as one of America's top transplant centers. Our transplant services are well-known because of the skill of UAB surgeons and their years of experience.

UAB's transplant program is one of the busiest in the nation, performing kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas and islet cell transplants. With the largest comprehensive program in the Southeastern United States,UAB performs 100 more transplants each year than any other program in the region.

UAB offers transplant services for the following:

  • heart
  • kidney
  • liver
  • lung
  • pancreas
  • cornea and retina of the eye
  • bone marrow

Watch Videos about our transplant patients:

UAB Transplant News

Looking back...the origin of the UAB Transplant Program

Timeline of UAB's Transplant Program

Alabama Organ Center

Make an Appointment
Contact UAB HealthFinder at (205) 934-9999 for an appointment or more information.

Referring Physician Link to the Waiting List
Enter here for secure access to your patients and your group's patients on the transplant waiting list. For information about obtaining access to this interactive site, contact the UAB Renal Transplant Patient Care Office at 1-888-822-7892.

 

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