Founder of Drum Corps for Columbus Youth Gets Lifesaving Kidney at Ohio State
More than 50 years of lifesaving organ transplants
Since our transplant program first began in 1967, our team of experts at the Ohio State Comprehensive Transplant Center has continued to drive innovation through advanced research and excellent patient care. As central Ohio’s only adult comprehensive transplant center, we have performed more than 9,500 solid organ transplants. Learn more about how Ohio State is leading the way in organ transplantation!
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Founder of Drum Corps for Columbus Youth Gets Lifesaving Kidney at Ohio State
First living donor liver transplant at Ohio State
First living donor liver transplant at Ohio State
Ohio State Ross Heart Hospital hits 500th transplant milestone
Ohio State Ross Heart Hospital hits 500th transplant milestone
From fit to lung transplant surgery
From fit to lung transplant surgery
Our Leaders and Doctors
Our leaders
Kenneth Washburn, MD
Executive Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center; Director, Division of Transplantation Surgery
Laura Stillion, MHA, FACHE
Director, Transplant Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Todd Pesavento, MD
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Amer Rajab, MD, PhD
Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation; Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
Director, End-Stage Cardiopulmonary Failure Program; Co-Director, COPPER Laboratory
Ayesha Hasan, MD
Section Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Brent Lampert, DO
Medical Director, Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assistance
David Nunley, MD
Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program
James Hanje, MD
Director, Division of Hepatology; Program Director, Transplant Hepatology
Anthony Michaels, MD
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program
Our Doctors
Brent Lampert, DO
- Cardiovascular Disease
52 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
10 Patient Comments
- Outpatient Care Gahanna
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Garrie Haas, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
142 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
27 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Uday Nori, MBBS
- Nephrology
120 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
17 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Brian Keller, MD, PhD
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
49 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
9 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Veronica Franco, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
144 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
23 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Rami Kahwash, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
86 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
19 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
- Outpatient Care Gahanna
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD
- Transplant
53 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
5 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ayesha Hasan, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
115 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
16 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Alejandro Diez, MD
- Nephrology
123 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
32 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Todd Pesavento, MD
- Nephrology
159 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
28 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Shumei Meng, MBBS, PhD
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
207 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
38 Patient Comments
- CarePoint East
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
- Stoneridge Medical Services
Reem Daloul, MD
- Nephrology
46 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
17 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
- Cardiac Surgery
82 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
20 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Adam Hanje, MD
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
138 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
18 Patient Comments
- University Hospital
Amer Rajab, MD, PhD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
96 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
15 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ashraf EL-Hinnawi, MBBS
- Transplant
94 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
15 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
W. Kenneth Washburn, MD
- Transplant
32 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
7 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Sylvester Black, MD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
46 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
7 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
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