Penn Transplant Institute

With active programs in heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas, islet, uterus, and hand transplantation, along with partner programs at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), the Penn Transplant Institute has performed over 15,000 solid organ transplant procedures, making it the largest transplant center in the region. The decision to receive or donate a transplanted organ is a life-changing one. Our team at the Penn Transplant Institute honors your decision by providing exceptional care throughout the transplant process. With more than six decades of transplant experience, we offer unmatched expertise and a history of successful results. Our outcomes consistently meet or exceed the national average in all organ transplants.

We perform all transplants at the Penn Transplant Institute in Philadelphia. Residents of the Princeton and Lancaster areas can get pre-transplant evaluations, testing, and follow-up care close to home at Penn Medicine Princeton Health and Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. Our team of counselors, nurses, physicians, and surgeons is here to support you through the journey of donating or receiving a new organ.

The Penn Transplant Institute is a national leader in the field of organ transplantation and a signature program at Penn Medicine. Since developing one of the nation’s first kidney transplant programs in 1966, the Penn Transplant Institute remains at the forefront of the discipline, providing the latest technology and discoveries in transplantation.

• 1966: First kidney transplant
• 1986: First liver transplant
• 1986: First pancreas transplant
• 1987: First heart transplant
• 1991: First lung transplant
• 2001: First islet transplant
• 2011: First bilateral hand transplant
• 2018: First uterine transplant