Lung Transplant Results
One way to understand a transplant program’s experience is by looking at its transplant volume — the number of lung transplants it performs. Volume doesn’t predict what will happen for an individual patient, but it can show how much experience a program has managing complex care through evaluation, surgery, and long-term follow-up.
Program volume and expertise.
Mayo Clinic performs nearly 150 lung transplants across our three sites each year. Many involve complex medical needs or specialized surgery.
- Mayo Clinic in Florida has become one of the largest lung transplant programs in the Southeast.
- A record 148 lung transplants were performed between our Florida and Minnesota sites in 2023.
- 17 lung transplants have been performed since launching the lung transplant program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona in 2025.
Experience built one transplant at a time.
Results beyond the numbers.
Mayo Clinic's lung transplant results are reported through the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR. SRTR uses standardized measures so you can review a transplant program's performance and compare it with national benchmarks.
These outcomes are reported separately for Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota. Each location has its own patient population, program history, and transplant activity. The reported results also reflect different groups of patients.
How to read each statistic:
- Patient survival shows how many people were alive at a defined point after transplant.
- Graft survival looks at whether the transplanted lung or lungs continued to function.
- Transplant rate and time to transplant help explain access while someone is waiting.
- Waiting-list outcomes show what happened before a patient had their transplant.
A clear look at one-year survival.
Outcomes shown are for transplants performed from January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2025.
Mayo Clinic in Florida
one-year survival after lung transplant
Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
one-year survival after lung transplant
National benchmark
one-year survival after lung transplant
Current reported results.
Each link below connects to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, where you can explore results from transplant programs across the United States.
Minnesota
Florida
Arizona
Recognition of quality care.
Transplant quality extends beyond the operation. It includes how a program evaluates risk, monitors patients after transplant, responds to complications, supports recovery, and follows patients over time.
Mayo Clinic is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading hospitals. In the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals rankings, Mayo Clinic is listed on the Honor Roll. Mayo Clinic in Rochester is nationally ranked in Pulmonology & Lung Surgery. Mayo Clinic also is ranked No. 1 in Minnesota and Arizona.
Could a clinical trial be an option?
Clinical trials may offer opportunities to participate in lung transplant research. Your transplant team can help you understand current options and whether a study may fit your individual situation.
Explore lung transplant care at Mayo Clinic.
