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Using the most advanced techniques and technologies, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s kidney transplant specialists are experts at helping kidney failure patients achieve the miracle of transplantation. The goal of kidney transplantation is to both prolong and improve quality of life.
As the largest kidney transplant program, UT Southwestern offers personalized service that most other programs can’t match.
Through our transplant network located throughout Texas, we make kidney transplantation more accessible for people living in the Tyler and Lubbock areas. Our transplant operations take place at Clements University Hospital, which boasts one of the country’s shortest lengths of stay after surgery.
David Wojciechowski, D.O., the Medical Director of UT Southwestern's Kidney Transplantation Program, shares his insights about the power of a successful kidney transplant and how it can "give patients and their families their freedom back."
Before Transplant
Learn about the evaluation and wait list process.
Kidney Transplant Surgery
Experience a kidney living-donor kidney transplant directly from the OR.
Life After Transplant
Learn what to expect after surgery and get details about our support services.
Two hard-to-match transplant patients 250 miles apart are beginning 2024 with a path to full and healthy lives. That’s because University Health Transplant Institute in San Antonio and the UT Southwestern Transplant Program in Dallas searched beyond their own institutional networks to identify compatible living kidney donors for their failing patients.
Andrea Chavez had been dealing with IgA nephropathy for over 25 years when she decided to seek a second opinion at UT Southwestern. Our team of experts worked together to find the best possible solution, and she was put on the waitlist for transplant. After receiving a new kidney, she was able to return to work as a respiratory therapist, feeling stronger than ever.
Two simultaneous surgeries with one single goal: to give the kidney recipient a new lease on life. Follow two surgical teams as they perform a living-donor kidney transplant.
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The UT Southwestern Kidney Transplant Program has grown to become one of the most successful programs in the nation. Our one-year renal graft survival rate exceeds 97%, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant – a statistic that includes challenging cases that UT Southwestern often accepts.
Dr. Wojciechowski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern. He is the Medical Director of the Kidney Transplantation Program.
Dr. Vagefi is the Chief of the Division of Surgical Transplantation at UT Southwestern and a Professor of Surgery. He leads the team responsible for the explosive growth of UT Southwestern’s Kidney Transplant Program.
Comprehensive, World-Renowned Transplant Care
UT Southwestern provides the highest-quality care and helps restore patients to full and productive lives. Our transplantation teams are there for patients, from initial evaluation through the life of the organ
To learn more or access our referral portal and transplant materials, click the Make a Referral button below.
Patients can sign up to be a transplant donor with Donate Life or through their local Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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