Transplantation
Organ transplantation is a life-saving surgery to replace a failing or damaged organ.
Your Michigan Answer for Transplantation
Organ transplantation can save lives and improve your health when other treatment options have failed. Still, needing and waiting for a transplant can be a stressful and uncertain time. When a donor organ is your last or best chance to recover, count on the expert team that’s been leading Michigan transplantation since 1964.
University of Michigan Health is proud to be the largest and most experienced solid organ transplant center in Michigan. We've performed more than 14,000 transplants, and our specialists work with you using the most advanced tools and treatments. These include imaging, genetic matching, cutting-edge surgical techniques, and world-class post-surgery care. We also offer experimental procedures and research-driven therapies to help more patients get the transplants they need.
Because of the high volume, decades of experience, cutting-edge therapies and multidisciplinary teams of specialists, our goal is to provide an opportunity for transplantation to every individual. Patients trusting us with their transplantation receive care from a team of experts who will be with them throughout their journey.
In addition to solid organ transplantation, University of Michigan Health offers expertise in Corneal Transplant at Kellogg Eye Center and the Bone Marrow Transplant Program at the Rogel Cancer Center or the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Learn more about the University of Michigan Health Transplant Center.
Your journey with us begins with an evaluation to determine if you’re a candidate for transplantation. For liver and kidney transplants, we also evaluate living donors. Then, our team provides medical, emotional, and financial planning support before surgery, including a transplant mentors program. After surgery, we focus on your recovery, using the latest treatments to prevent organ rejection or infection.
U-M Health offers answers and uncommon care to give you hope for a healthy future beyond organ failure.
For information about transplantation in children, visit our Pediatric Transplantation page.
