Brought together to save a life
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 9,250 solid organ transplants.
Our Latest Transplant News
Brought together to save a life
Donated heart connects two families forever
Donated heart connects two families forever
Living kidney donor wishes she could give another
Living kidney donor wishes she could give another
Lung surgeons use new procedure to restore damaged lungs
Lung surgeons use new procedure to restore damaged lungs
Our Leaders and Doctors
Our leaders
Kenneth Washburn, MD
Executive Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center; Director, Division of Transplantation Surgery
Laura Stillion
Director, Transplant Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
Director, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Ayesha Hasan, MD
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program
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
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
Our Doctors
Sylvester Black, MD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
44 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
6 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD
- Transplant
48 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
4 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
William Abraham, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
83 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
13 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Amer Rajab, MD, PhD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
77 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
10 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
- Cardiac Surgery
66 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
10 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Ray Hershberger, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
32 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
3 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Alejandro Diez, MD
- Nephrology
99 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
25 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Rami Kahwash, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
69 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
13 Patient Comments
- Heart Center at Cambridge
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
- Outpatient Care Gahanna
Garrie Haas, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
121 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
16 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Brent Lampert, DO
- Cardiovascular Disease
48 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
8 Patient Comments
- Outpatient Care Gahanna
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Philip Binkley, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
93 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
11 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Shumei Meng, MBBS, PhD
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
175 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
29 Patient Comments
- CarePoint East
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
- Stoneridge Medical Services
Sitaramesh Emani, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
107 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
21 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- Outpatient Care Upper Arlington
- Heart Center at Cambridge
Todd Pesavento, MD
- Nephrology
139 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
23 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Ayesha Hasan, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
105 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
15 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Uday Nori, MBBS
- Nephrology
104 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
12 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Adam Hanje, MD
- Hepatology
- Gastroenterology
122 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
15 Patient Comments
- University Hospital
Brian Keller, MD, PhD
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
44 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
8 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Veronica Franco, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
132 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
21 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Ashraf El-Hinnawi, MBBS
- Transplant
82 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
12 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
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