MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute
The MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute is the most experienced transplant center in Washington, D.C. The combination of the experience, expertise and talent of both of the transplant teams at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, united under the MedStar Health banner, makes this joint transplant center the clear choice for patients seeking advanced transplant care.
History of transplant success
The transplant teams at both Washington, D.C. hospitals have worked together successfully for many years. In fact, both hospitals organized what was then the world’s largest kidney transplant swap, in 13 different patients, in December 2009. This past year, they beat that record, by pairing 32 different kidney donor/recipients in November 2010.
Combining both hospitals’ experience managing kidney transplants was the only way to undertake such a huge swap: finding suitable donors, preparing recipients and donors for surgery, managing all of the surgeries and supporting patients post surgery, demonstrate both hospitals’ success in combining efforts. Learn more about us.
Transplants we perform in Washington, D.C.
Thousands of patients in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, as well as across the world, wait for transplants. At the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, we perform the following transplant surgeries:
We also provide the full range of patient support: preparing patients and donors for surgery, managing living donations and the United Network for Organ Sharing process, and caring for our transplant patients post-surgery. Our surgeons are known for their advanced techniques in surgical transplant care, as well as their calm and friendly approach. Learn more about our team.