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
Amy Pope-Harman, MD
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Disease
96 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
7 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Veronica Franco, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
110 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
13 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Ayesha Hasan, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
90 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
8 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
William Abraham, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
68 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
6 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD
- Transplant
42 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
3 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Todd Pesavento, MD
- Nephrology
122 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
15 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Shumei Meng, MBBS, PhD
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
142 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
12 Patient Comments
- CarePoint East
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
- Stoneridge Medical Services
Brian Keller, MD, PhD
- Pulmonary Disease
- Critical Care Medicine
39 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
6 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Rami Kahwash, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
60 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
9 Patient Comments
- Heart Center at Cambridge
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
- CarePoint Gahanna
Ashraf EL-Hinnawi, MBBS
- Transplant
72 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
8 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Bryan Whitson, MD, PhD
- Cardiac Surgery
60 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
7 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Sitaramesh Emani, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
92 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
12 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- Heart Center at Cambridge
- Outpatient Care Upper Arlington
Uday Nori, MBBS
- Nephrology
89 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
5 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Alejandro Diez, MD
- Nephrology
87 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
16 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Brent Lampert, DO
- Cardiovascular Disease
41 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
5 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- CarePoint Gahanna
Amer Rajab, MD, PhD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
60 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
2 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Philip Binkley, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
83 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
9 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Sylvester Black, MD
- Transplant
- General Surgery
37 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
3 Patient Comments
- Comprehensive Transplant Center
Garrie Haas, MD
- Cardiovascular Disease
105 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
10 Patient Comments
- Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
- The James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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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.