Heart Transplant

Treatment in Minnesota

The Mayo Cardiothoracic Transplant Team has performed more than 400 heart transplants. The program's survival rates are among the highest in the country. See volumes and statistics for Minnesota.

The heart and lung transplant program occupies an entire unit — seven intensive care beds and 14 step-down beds — of the Mary Brigh Building at Saint Marys Hospital.

Doctors evaluate and care for you before and after transplantation in the William J. von Liebig Transplant Center, which is located in the Charlton Building on the Mayo Clinic campus. Following transplantation, you may need to stay close to the hospital for a time. Mayo Clinic is affiliated with the local Ronald McDonald House and Gift of Life Transplant House that provide accommodations for patients and families, and Rochester has other housing options.

Treatment team

Surgical and medical specialists in heart and lung transplantation direct the program. Doctors trained in cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, nephrology, thoracic surgery, anesthesiology, critical care medicine and pathology staff the program. See more about the heart transplant team.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central time, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday.