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| Emory Transplant Center | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emory Transplant Center |
| Org | Emory Healthcare |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Country | United States |
| Type | Academic medical center |
| Affiliation | Emory University School of Medicine |
| Founded | 1960s |
Emory Transplant Center
Emory Transplant Center is a multidisciplinary transplant program based in Atlanta, Georgia, affiliated with Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Healthcare, and Grady Health System. The center provides organ transplant services, clinical research, and professional training, drawing referrals from across the United States and collaborating with institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Medicare policy groups. Its activities intersect with major healthcare organizations including the American Society of Transplantation, United Network for Organ Sharing, and the Joint Commission.
The center traces roots to Emory University School of Medicine programs and hospitals including Emory University Hospital, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Midtown Medical Center, influenced by national developments at the National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and Veterans Health Administration. Early leadership drew from transplant pioneers connected to institutions like Johns Hopkins Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, while policy frameworks were shaped by the National Organ Transplant Act and United Network for Organ Sharing. Over decades the program expanded through collaborations with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, American College of Surgeons, and American Society of Nephrology, and its milestones have been covered alongside advances at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Columbia University, and Stanford Health Care.
Emory Transplant Center offers a continuum of services including evaluation, listing, surgical transplantation, immunosuppression management, and long-term follow-up, interfacing with programs at Emory University Hospital Midtown, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Emory University Hospital. The center participates in organ allocation programs administered by United Network for Organ Sharing and collaborates with OPOs such as LifeLink of Georgia and LifeSouth Community Blood Centers. Support services involve social work, pharmacy, nutrition, and rehabilitation teams with professional ties to American Society of Transplantation, American Society of Nephrology, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Clinical specialties include adult and pediatric solid organ transplantation: kidney, liver, pancreas, heart, lung, and combined transplants, with multidisciplinary teams drawn from cardiology divisions associated with Emory Heart Center, hepatology services linked to the Atlanta VA Medical Center, and pulmonary programs collaborating with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The center's renal program works closely with nephrology networks including Dialysis Clinic, Inc., Fresenius Medical Care, and DaVita, while liver care connects with hepatology experts from University of Pennsylvania, University of California San Francisco, and Mount Sinai Health System. Cardiac and thoracic collaboration reflects shared knowledge with NewYork-Presbyterian, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Research programs partner with the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, producing clinical trials and translational research in immunology, tolerance induction, and infectious disease management. Collaborative projects include immunosuppression optimization studied alongside investigators at Harvard Medical School, University of California San Diego, and University of Michigan, and transplant infectious disease research in partnership with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Rockefeller University. Innovations in organ preservation, machine perfusion, and xenotransplantation link to research at Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Maryland Medical Center, and Salk Institute collaborators.
The center provides fellowship and residency training linked to Emory University School of Medicine, offering transplant fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and collaborative rotations with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Grady Memorial Hospital, and Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Educational collaborations extend to national organizations including the American Transplant Congress, American Society of Transplantation, American College of Surgeons, and International Liver Transplantation Society, and to academic partners at Duke University School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, and Washington University in St. Louis.
Patient care emphasizes survival outcomes, graft function, and quality-of-life measures benchmarked against national data from United Network for Organ Sharing, Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Outcomes reporting and quality improvement efforts align with standards from the Joint Commission, Leapfrog Group, and American Society of Transplantation, with comparative analyses referencing programs at Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, and Mount Sinai. Post-transplant infection surveillance draws on guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America and collaboration with CDC programs.
Clinical and surgical services are delivered at Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, and Grady Memorial Hospital, with outpatient clinics across the Emory Healthcare network and partnerships with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Atlanta VA Medical Center. The center’s research facilities interface with Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Winship Cancer Institute, and Emory Clinical Trials Center, and coordinate with regional organ procurement organizations and hospital networks including Shepherd Center, Northside Hospital, and WellStar Health System.
Category:Hospitals in Atlanta Category:Transplant centers in the United States Category:Emory University