Choosing Mayo Clinic

Expertise, innovation and research

Mayo Clinic, with transplant services in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota, performs more transplants than does any other medical center in the world. Mayo Clinic's integrated teams of surgeons, doctors, transplant nurses, pharmacists, social workers and others work together to manage every aspect of your transplant from planning through post-transplant care. Mayo Clinic doctors work closely with you to develop an individualized treatment plan based on your condition.

Mayo Clinic in Florida and Minnesota offer lung transplantation. You may be evaluated for a lung transplant at one Mayo Clinic location, but you may have a lung transplant or follow-up appointments at another Mayo location if it's in your best interest. Doctors collaborate with staff in other Mayo locations to provide your care.

Lung transplant patients requiring hospitalization may stay in Saint Marys Hospital or Rochester Methodist Hospital at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, or Mayo Clinic Hospital at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

Mayo Clinic has performed more than 500 lung transplants since the lung transplant program began in 1990. The first clinical organ transplant at Mayo took place in 1963. Since then, Mayo's efforts to continually improve and expand organ transplantation have placed Mayo at the leading edge of clinical and basic transplant research worldwide. Research activities in the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic have contributed significantly to the current successful outcomes of lung transplantation.

Care Team

Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced transplant practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in more than a dozen specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery.

Clinical Trials

Read about transplant clinical trials underway at Mayo Clinic Transplant Center.

Locations and Lodging

Mayo Clinic Transplant Center and housing for transplant patients and their families are available in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota.

Online Services

Check your test results, read others' stories and more at Patient Online Services.

Patient Stories

  1. Jorge Bacardi

    Double-lung transplant patient Jorge Bacardi honors his donor and touches the lives of countless transplant patients by helping to establish Gabriel House of Care. Read Jorge's story.

  2. Tara Kline

    At Mayo Clinic, a transplant patient finds caregivers who truly care. Read Tara's story.

See all lung transplant stories

Appointments and Referrals

Request an appointment with a Mayo Clinic doctor to determine if transplant is right for you.

Contact Us with Questions

Mayo Clinic transplant staff can answer your questions about the transplant process and post-transplant life.

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