Center for Transplantation

The Center for Transplantation is the leading location for volume of solid organ transplants in the San Diego region. As a national hub of clinical expertise and research, the Center for Transplantation’s successes  exceed national survivor averages.

Areas of Expertise

Liver Kidney Pancreas Heart

Heart-Lung Lung Blood and Marrow

UC San Diego Health System’s internationally recognized faculty is instrumental in the medical-scientific progress that is improving organ transplant outcomes around the world. Read more about advances in transplantation at Research and Clinical Trials.

The process - of deciding to have a transplant, staying as healthy as possible before the surgery, waiting for the appropriate donor organ, and the care involved to recuperate and live healthfully after the transplant - is huge. To support you and your family through this life-altering journey, we assembled teams of experts, including surgeons, social workers, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, psychologists, financial coordinators, nutritionists and other specialists. You can rest assured - UC San Diego Health System offers you the highest level of transplantation medicine available. Read more about our Areas of Expertise and the Specialists dedicated to this work.