UT Southwestern Medical Center is a leading transplant center and has received numerous awards as well as recognition for its excellence in research, education and patient care.

Through state-of-the-art facilities and highly experienced personnel, the UT Southwestern transplant programs have established an exceptional track record. For example:

• The heart transplant program has a one-year survival rate of 100 percent, which is over 10 percent higher than the national average.*
• The lung transplant program has achieved a 100 percent survival rate compared to an average of 83.6 percent for all other centers in the nation for one-year post-transplant survival of double lung transplant patients.*
• The bone marrow transplant program is actively investigating a new method of transplantation that de-emphasizes the toxic effects of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy while emphasizing the powerful anti-cancer effects of donor immune cells. This treatment has resulted in complete and ongoing remissions in many patients with otherwise incurable malignancies.
• The kidney transplant physicians are responsible for a number of innovations that have become nationally accepted practice.
• The liver transplant program provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with end-stage liver disease requiring liver transplantation. The world-renowned team of surgeons and specialists can manage all aspects of the liver transplant process and provides a multi-disciplinary approach to patient care.

UT Southwestern's specialists also provide the ongoing medical management and care needed for patients who are waiting for a transplant as well as for those who have already received a transplant.

The collaborative efforts of physicians, nursing coordinators, social workers and other counselors enables UT Southwestern's transplant programs to provide excellent care to every patient.

* Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR)