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Guidelines for sites linking to mayoclinic.orgMayo Clinic's experienced staff, quality facilities and team approach to health care have earned the program a premier reputation in organ transplantation.
Since the first patient received a kidney transplant at Mayo Clinic in 1963, more than 3,000 kidney transplants have been performed in Rochester. Mayo Clinic in Rochester is one of the five largest kidney transplant centers in the United States, and the largest living donor kidney transplant program. More than 250 adults and children received kidney transplants in 2003.
Mayo Clinic patients enjoy some of the best kidney transplant outcomes in the world, with excellent patient and graft survival rates. See Mayo Clinic in Rochester volumes and statistics.
Transplantation involves specialists from different medical disciplines who work together in the William J. von Liebig Transplant Center.
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 5 p.m. Friday.
Many housing options are available for transplant patients who travel to Rochester and need to spend several months in Rochester.
See lodging options.
Andrew and Mariah Doehling, the youngest children of their family, both suffered from rare kidney disorders as infants, which resulted in kidney transplants for both.
Read Andrew and Mariah's story.
See all patient stories related to Kidney Transplant.
Read all patient stories.
Gift of Life Transplant House is a "home away from home" for Mayo transplant patients. See video. (12 MB)
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Organ donation is a vital component of transplant medicine, and the need for donation has never been greater. Read more about organ donation.
See information on patient services at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, including transportation and lodging options.
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