Transplant Institute
The Transplant Institute, part of the Department of Surgery, offers nationally recognized patient care, research programs, and education and training opportunities.
The Transplant Institute at BIDMC Transforms Lives
For decades, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has been giving hope — and life — to people needing an organ transplant in Massachusetts and the New England region. Our team includes highly experienced transplant surgeons. Our Transplant Institute offers the most up-to-date transplant procedures. We also offer treatment protocols that minimize your risk of complications and maximize the likelihood of successful transplant results. Together with our other transplant specialists, we can improve your health and give you a better quality of life.
Organ Transplant Programs
Our program provides a full range of transplant services, including:
- Heart, liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants from deceased donors
- Living donor liver and kidney transplants
Whether you are a transplant recipient, a living donor, or a loved one, you can expect compassionate, individualized care and support at every step — from initial evaluation to surgery, recovery, and lifelong follow-up.
We invite you to learn more about the transplant procedures we offer:
More About Organ Transplants
Comprehensive Transplantation Care
At BIDMC, you receive personalized care at every stage of the organ transplant process.
- Before your organ transplant we guide you through evaluations, testing, and pre-surgical preparation to ensure you’re ready for the best possible
- The transplant call alerts you when an organ becomes available. We coordinate your hospital arrival and prepare you for surgery.
- Inpatient Recovery begins in the hospital following surgery. We provide intensive care and education to help you understand how to care for your new organ and prepare for discharge.
- After your organ transplant, we closely monitor your health, manage medications, watch for complications, and provide continuous education to support your long-term well-being.
- Behavioral health specialists tend to your mental health and emotional needs before and after your transplant.
Becoming an Organ Donor
Life-saving organ transplants are possible only because of organ donors. Learn about organ donation and how you can sign up to be an organ or tissue donor. You also can learn about living kidney and liver donation.
Transplant Clinical Trials
We are committed to not only caring for our current patients but also advancing the future of transplant care. Through ongoing clinical trials, we investigate new treatments and expand transplant options for patients who may not meet conventional eligibility criteria. As a patient at BIDMC, you may have access to innovative therapies through these research efforts.
Meet Your Multidisciplinary Transplant Team
At BIDMC, you benefit from having a team of experts at your side. No matter what your needs, we have experienced specialists ready to address them.
- Anesthesiologists keep you comfortable during surgery, so you remain asleep during your procedure.
- Financial counselors assist you with questions and concerns about paying for your transplant.
- Immunologists help keep your immune system from rejecting your new organ.
- Infectious disease specialists prevent and treat infections that occur after surgery.
- Intensivists monitor you and provide critical care after surgery.
- Nurses deliver day-to-day care, supporting your physical and emotional needs.
- Nutritionists ensure you get the foods and nutrition you need before and after surgery.
- Pathologists evaluate organ biopsies.
- Pharmacists make sure you get the right medications and help you learn to manage them.
- Psychologists help with your emotional well-being and behavioral health.
- Social workers evaluate your mental well-being, connect you to helpful resources and plan for your discharge.
- Transplant nurse coordinators guide you through the transplant process, coordinate appointments, and offer you support.
- Transplant surgeons and physicians provide surgical expertise and medical care before and after transplant.
In certain cases, other specialists also may care for you:
- Cardiac surgeons specialize in operating on the heart.
- Cardiologists provide non-surgical heart care.
- Endocrinologists specialize in diagnosing and treating problems of the endocrine system, including diabetes.
- Gastroenterologists provide care for digestive system disorders.
- Hepatologists are specialists in liver care.
- Nephrologists are kidney specialists.
We invite you to meet the members of our Transplant Team.
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Additional Services
Your Organ Transplant & Donation team coordinates your care with other specialty providers throughout our medical center. This ensures you receive comprehensive, streamlined care.
