Transplantation in Arizona

Overview

At Mayo Clinic, compassion and concern for the patient are equal partners with quality care.

In Arizona, Mayo Clinic's transplant programs in blood and marrow, heart, kidney and liver build on the success of the Mayo Clinic transplant programs in Rochester, Minn., which have some of the best outcomes in the nation.

We work closely with Rochester to use similar protocols and maintain successful outcomes. The combined programs give hope and life to patients from all over the world.

Key to Success

The key to the success of the program is the focus on Mayo's primary value — the needs of the patient come first. With the organized and integrated approach to patient care developed through the Mayo Clinic Model of Care, the transplant program has excelled in all three "shields" of the Mayo vision — clinical practice, medical education and research.

The Transplant Center has performed many "firsts" in Arizona. The program performed the first laproscopic procedure for a living donor kidney transplant in 1999. It performed the first living donor liver transplant in 2001 and in 2003 performed the first domino liver transplant in the State. Mayo Clinic in Arizona was approved for heart transplantation by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) on Sept. 26, 2005, and officially opened its program at that time. The first heart transplant was performed on Oct. 19, 2005, and the second transplant followed on Oct. 29. These multiple milestones highlight the medical leadership and commitment to tertiary care, which typify Mayo Clinic in Arizona.