50 years of lifesaving organ transplants

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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 center, we have performed more than 8,500 solid organ transplants

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Pinwheels Planted at Wexner Medical Center Honor Former Patients and Organ Donors

Donors' Kidneys Don't Go to Original Recipients in Five-way Exchange at Ohio State

Ohio State Listed Among 53 Hospitals Having Best Organ Transplant Outcomes

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Ohio State Surgeons use New Procedure to Restore Damaged Lungs

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Our Leaders and Doctors

Our leaders
Our doctors

Our leaders

Kenneth Washburn, MD

Executive Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center; Director, Division of Transplantation Surgery

Laura Stillion

Director, Transplant Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Ayesha Hasan, MD

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program

Ahmet Kilic, MD

Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support; Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program

Amy Pope-Harman, MD

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD

Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Anthony Michaels, MD

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

Sylvester Black, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Liver Transplant Program

Todd Pesavento, MD

Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Ronald Pelletier, MD

Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation

Amer Rajab, MD, PhD

Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation

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Life saving links: 5-way kidney donation chain at Ohio State

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A recent kidney donation chain at Ohio State involved five kidney donors and five recipients. However, none of the recipients knew the person from whom they received their lifesaving organ donation.

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Living kidney donation: Craig and James' story

Craig didn't see what the fuss was about. "He needed a kidney, and I was able to provide it."

Comprehensive Transplant Center

50 years of lifesaving organ transplants

Living Kidney Donation

Our Latest News

Pinwheels Planted at Wexner Medical Center Honor Former Patients and Organ Donors

Donors' Kidneys Don't Go to Original Recipients in Five-way Exchange at Ohio State

Ohio State Listed Among 53 Hospitals Having Best Organ Transplant Outcomes

Ohio State 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

Ayesha Hasan, MD

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program

Ahmet Kilic, MD

Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support; Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program

Amy Pope-Harman, MD

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD

Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Anthony Michaels, MD

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

Sylvester Black, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Liver Transplant Program

Todd Pesavento, MD

Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Ronald Pelletier, MD

Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation

Amer Rajab, MD, PhD

Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation

More from Ohio State

Life saving links: 5-way kidney donation chain at Ohio State

Sign up to become an organ donor

Living kidney donation: Craig and James' story

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Comprehensive Transplant Center

50 years of lifesaving organ transplants

Living Kidney Donation

Our Latest News

Pinwheels Planted at Wexner Medical Center Honor Former Patients and Organ Donors

Donors' Kidneys Don't Go to Original Recipients in Five-way Exchange at Ohio State

Ohio State Listed Among 53 Hospitals Having Best Organ Transplant Outcomes

Ohio State 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

Ayesha Hasan, MD

Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program

Ahmet Kilic, MD

Director, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support; Co-Director, Advanced Heart Failure Program

Amy Pope-Harman, MD

Medical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD

Surgical Director, Lung Transplant Program

Anthony Michaels, MD

Medical Director, Liver Transplant Program

Sylvester Black, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Surgery, Liver Transplant Program

Todd Pesavento, MD

Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Comprehensive Transplant Center

Ronald Pelletier, MD

Surgical Director, Renal Transplantation

Amer Rajab, MD, PhD

Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation

Our doctors

Brian Keller, MD,PhD

Amer Rajab, MD,PhD

Stephen Kirkby, MD

Veronica Franco, MD

Ronald Pelletier, MD

Sitaramesh Emani, MD

Bryan Whitson, MD,PhD

Jon Von Visger, MD

Kristin Kuntz, PhD

Sakima Smith, MD

Amy Pope-Harman, MD

Ginny Bumgardner, MD,PhD

Bassam Shukrallah, MD

Todd Pesavento, MD

Elmahdi Elkhammas, MD

Ray Hershberger, MD

Sylvester Black, MD

Ahmet Kilic, MD

William Abraham, MD

Philip Binkley, MD

Rami Kahwash, MD

W. Kenneth Washburn, MD

Uday Nori, MBBS

Garrie Haas, MD

Ashraf EL-Hinnawi, MBBS

Alejandro Diez, MD

Juan Crestanello, MD

Ayesha Hasan, MD

Brent Lampert, DO

More from Ohio State

Life saving links: 5-way kidney donation chain at Ohio State

Sign up to become an organ donor

Living kidney donation: Craig and James' story

Additional Information

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