Transplantation

Since its creation in 1966, the UW Transplant Program has been a leader in clinical service, research and training. Surgeons in the Division of Transplantation have made innovative discoveries that are used throughout the world, including the development of the gold standard organ preservation solution, “UW Solution,” advancing organ preservation through pulsatile perfusion, and development of immunosuppression leading the pivotal trial of mycophenolate mofetil.

The University of Wisconsin is one of the most experienced transplant programs in the nation. We are the first and only transplant program in the Midwest to surpass 20,000 transplanted organs. We have performed over 12,000 kidney, more than 3,000 liver, and nearly 2,000 pancreas transplants. The UW transplant program is consistently among the most active programs in the US, with our pancreas transplant program ranked among the highest of all transplant programs in the nation year after year. We offer Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplants for patients suffering from Chronic Pancreatitis and are one of only a few unique Islet Isolation centers affiliated with the NIDDK-funded integrated Islet Distribution program that supplies research islets for investigators across the nation and internationally.