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Both NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center provide unsurpassed care to patients requiring transplantation of organs such as heart, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas. Expert surgeons at the NewYork-Presbyterian Transplantation Institute conduct a full range of organ transplantation surgeries on an almost daily basis.

The Heart Transplantation program, one of the first in the nation, has consistently been among the most active programs in the United States. Established in 1977, the Institute has performed more heart transplants than any other hospital in the country – more than 1,600 hearts. A new state-of-the-art outpatient facility provides comprehensive pre- and post-operative outpatient care for heart and other transplant patients.

The Lung Transplantation Program reflects a wealth of experience and a strong commitment to excellence. Under the dynamic leadership of its recently appointed new surgical director and medical director, the program, which began in 1985, will continue its role as the major lung transplant center in the New York metropolitan area. Through groundbreaking research and solid clinical expertise, the program prolongs and dramatically improves the quality of life of those patients with severe end-stage pulmonary disease for which there is no alternative treatment other than single or double lung transplantation.

The Transplantation Institute's Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation is a comprehensive program dedicated to diagnosing and treating all forms of liver and biliary disease in adults and children. The Center is renowned for its seamless integration of medical, surgical, and radiological services, ranging from ambulatory care to transplantation. Patients benefit from the collaborative participation of its specialists, who offer the most sophisticated advances in medicine and surgery and are committed to scientific research. When treatments are unable to save a damaged liver and transplantation becomes a necessary option, this program offers surgical and post-operative care that reflects the great progress achieved in liver transplantation over the past few decades.

Renal transplantation has improved the lives of thousands of patients with chronic renal failure, freeing them from dialysis and enabling them to live productive lives. The Transplantation Institute is the New York region's flagship center for kidney transplantation in adults and children, providing the most advanced surgical techniques and innovative immunosuppressive therapy available in the United States. The successful track record of our kidney transplant programs is unsurpassed and spans decades. The Institute combines outstanding programs at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, each individually recognized for its pioneering research and depth of clinical expertise in kidney transplantation.

The Transplantation Institute recently established the Beverly & Arthur Shorin Comprehensive Outpatient Transplant Center, a new state-of-the-art outpatient facility provides comprehensive pre- and post-operative outpatient care for heart, liver, kidney and lung transplant patients. Following a streamlined approach, the Center's services include evaluation and follow-up, diagnostic and blood testing, and infusion treatments in one location. The registration and care process is managed with the latest technology to enhance convenience and precision.