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Comprehensive Transplant Center
Our annual pinwheel garden represents every life-saving transplant performed at Ohio State since 1967.
Since our first organ transplant in 1967, our team of experts at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Comprehensive Transplant Center continue to drive innovation through advanced research and excellent patient care. As central Ohio’s only adult comprehensive transplant center, we perform an average of 600 solid organ transplants each year.
Excellence and Experience
The Ohio State Comprehensive Transplant Center is a top 20 transplant program, by volume, in the United States.
Transplant Expertise and History
From living donor transplants to multiple organ transplants, learn more about the expertise and history of transplantation accomplishments at Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.Our Pinwheel Garden
Every April to celebrate Donate Life Month, the Buckeye Pinwheel Garden is planted in front of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center as a sparkling tribute to the power of organ donation and transplantation. Each pinwheel represents a lifesaving organ transplant performed at Ohio State since our first in 1967. In April 2026, 13,900 pinwheels were planted.
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Ohio State offers online second opinions for select specialties, providing valuable feedback so you can gain clarity and move forward with confidence.
Have questions? Visit our online second opinion FAQs for more information. Our online second opinion service costs $800.
