Kidney Transplant
More Options. More Possibilities for Kidney Transplant.
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When your kidneys are failing, you need more than a place to have a kidney transplant. You need a team that will look carefully at your individual situation, explain the options available to you, and help you find the best path forward.
UVA Health has been performing kidney transplants since 1967. Our team has performed more than 3,000 kidney transplants, including more than 700 from living donors.
Today, we care for people with advanced kidney disease and kidney failure from across Virginia and beyond. From early evaluation and living donation to complex transplant options and long-term transplant care, our team is here for every step of your transplant journey.
Why Choose UVA Health for Kidney Transplant?
Every patient's path to kidney transplant is different. Our goal is to explore every appropriate option that may help you move toward transplant. At UVA Health, you have access to:
- More than 50 years of kidney transplant experience
- Living donor kidney transplantation
- Paired kidney exchange
- Desensitization for certain incompatible donor and recipient pairs
- Options for difficult-to-match patients
- Expanded deceased donor kidney options
- Dual kidney transplantation
- Pediatric en-bloc kidney transplantation
- Traditional and robot-assisted kidney transplant surgery
- A multidisciplinary transplant team providing long-term care
Start Your Evaluation Close to Home
We come to you.
Patients can start the kidney transplant evaluation process at locations across Virginia, including Charlottesville, Arlington, Roanoke, Lynchburg, Wytheville, Martinsville, and Newport News. Telemedicine appointments may also be available.
Once we receive your referral, our team will talk with you about the evaluation option that works best for you.
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Is Kidney Transplant Right for You?
Kidney transplant may be an option if you have advanced kidney disease or kidney failure—and you do not always need to be on dialysis to begin the process. Starting early gives you more time to understand your options and prepare for transplant. Find out if you're a candidate for a kidney transplant.
Explore Your Kidney Transplant Options
There is more than one path to kidney transplant. Options may include living donation, paired kidney exchange for incompatible donors, and different types of deceased donor kidneys. Our team will help you understand which options are appropriate for you.
Living Organ Donation
Our intense commitment to finding and caring for living kidney and liver donors extends beyond the high-tech and personalized medical care we provide.
Living Donation Benefits
A kidney for transplant may come from a living or deceased donor. Living donors are often family members or close friends. The benefits of living donation include:
- A shorter waiting time
- The ability to schedule surgery to accommodate the needs of the recipient and donor
- A kidney from a living donor will likely function longer than one from a deceased donor
Find out about what's involved with a living kidney donation.
Know What to Expect
Learn what happens at each stage of the kidney transplant process, from evaluation and surgery through recovery and lifelong care.
Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA)
Developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the national program Increasing Organ Transplant Access (IOTA) is designed to help more patients get the kidney transplants they need. Read more about our participation in IOTA.
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