At OU Health, your kidney transplant organ comes from a deceased or
living donor, often a family member or other suitable match. The process of transplanting
two kidneys at the same time requires a deceased donor. Your surgeon may
leave a nonfunctioning kidney in place while transplanting the new one
in your lower front abdomen. Your OU Health
kidney transplantation and care team includes specialists in nephrology, intensive care, immunology
and infectious disease working together for your optimal recovery that
are part of Oklahoma’s only academic medical center dedicated to
offering you the very best opportunity for a successful transplant.
Call for an Appointment
Call the OU Health Transplant team to request an appointment with a kidney
transplant specialist.
When you or a loved one need a kidney transplant, you can rely on the expertise
of the multidisciplinary kidney transplant team at OU Health who performed
Oklahoma’s first kidney transplant and who hold more than 40 years
of experience in performing both deceased-donor and
living-donor transplants. You benefit from the years of extended training in the nation’s
top transplant fellowship programs that these specialists bring to your
care. View our
Patient Transplant Guide.
Expertise in Complex Kidney Transplants
OU Health kidney transplant surgeons and nephrologist have a high level
of expertise and commonly take on patients who may not be considered for
transplantation at other centers – saving or enhancing many lives
each year.
Shortest Median Wait Time to Receive a Transplant in Oklahoma
According to
official statistics from the
Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, OU Health Transplant Institute has by far the shortest wait time to receive
a kidney transplant. This means you are likely to be transplanted faster
at OU Health than other kidney transplant programs.
Personalized Support, Every Step of the Way
Every patient is assigned a transplant coordinator who will help guide
them through the process each step of the way. After business hours and
weekends, 24/7/365, there is always a transplant coordinator on-call available
to assist you with any urgent issues.
Kidney Transplant Care Team
The Kidney transplant team at OU Health consists of surgeons,
nephrologists, transplant coordinators, financial coordinators, pharmacists, dieticians,
social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists all focused on providing
a successful transplant to you.
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