Our collaborative work environment features physicians recognized for their commitment to transplantation and research. Our highly skilled pediatric transplant surgeons bring a passion for helping children embrace the opportunity for a new and healthier life. Along side these doctors are several other people who make up the transplant team. Every member of your transplant team is an expert in their respective field of expertise. This team may include:
We routinely welcome outside groups, such as the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which facilitated an IU Health Transplant visit for hospital administrators throughout the country. This third-party engagement ensures IU Health Transplant stays on top of the latest and best practices and transplant procedures in the field, and the HRSA now recognizes IU Health Transplant as a national model.
April 25th, 2013 | It’s one of the leading medical issues of our time: human donor organs are in extremely short supply, while nearly 20 Americans die daily waiting for a life-saving transplant. So, why aren’t more people giving the gift of life through organ donation? In many cases, family members aren’t even aware of the potential donor’s decision,… Continue Reading
February 14th, 2013 | What better way to show our love on Valentine’s Day than to share the gift of life! Did you know: Over 100,000 people are waiting for an organ? 18 people will die each day waiting for an organ? 1 organ donor can save up to 8 lives? Organ transplant is the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage organ disease. The fact is that almost anyone… Continue Reading
January 30th, 2013 | If you or a loved one has been waiting for a kidney, liver, lung or other organ transplant, finally getting the life-saving surgery is unquestionably wonderful. But what happens after a transplant surgery? In the Hospital Immediately following a transplant operation, patients are taken to the intensive care unit where the IU Health physicians, nurses… Continue Reading
