Transplant Programs at Mayo Clinic

Why Choose Mayo Clinic for a Transplant?

Mayo Clinic offers many advantages for patients who need transplant.

Experience. Research has shown that greater experience usually equates to better medical results. Mayo Clinic surgeons perform more than 1,000 transplants each year, the largest number of any medical center in the United States. Mayo Clinic has a collective experience of more than 5,000 transplant procedures since the Mayo Clinic's first transplant was performed in 1963. Mayo's transplant programs consistently rank well above average in terms of survival of patients and organs.

Special expertise. Mayo Clinic transplant programs offer many innovative programs, such as living donor liver transplant and split liver transplant, for difficult-to-treat medical problems. And Mayo is accustomed to caring for patients with special needs, including children and international patients.

Patient-centered care. Mayo caregivers strive to focus on the needs of the patient, including those needs defined by the patient as important.

Teamwork. The Mayo system encourages Mayo staff members at all levels to share ideas and resources for the benefit of the patient. As one surgeon puts it, "By partnering with others, you can do much more than you can ever do alone."

Research-driven care. Mayo strives to continually improve through constant questioning of current practices and a continual search for new and better ways of doing things. Mayo patients have the opportunity to participate in many clinical trials of new techniques, drugs and technology.