Transplant Care
Our USC Transplant Institute doctors offer hope and lifesaving care.
Transplant Care
Our USC Transplant Institute doctors offer hope and lifesaving care.
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National Leaders in Organ Transplantation
Our USC Transplant Institute team takes a complete approach to caring for transplant patients and living organ donors. We make sure you have a team of experts on your side every step of the way, from evaluation to recovery.
- We’ve recruited top surgeons and medical doctors from around the world.
- Your transplant coordinator will guide you through every step of the process.
- Our social workers and counselors can help you prepare for the challenges of surgery and recovery.
- Our critical care experts help ensure a smooth healing process.
- You also get the benefit of pharmacists, dietitians and nurses with speciality training.
What Is a Living-Donor Kidney Transplant?
What Is a Living-Donor Liver Transplant?
Centers and Programs
Our Team
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Aaron J. Ahearn, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Scott M. Atay, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer View more
Craig J. Baker, MD
Accepting new patients
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery View more
Peter Sung Chung, MD
Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more
Kambiz Etesami, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more
Fernando Fleischman, MD
Accepting new patients
Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery View more
Michael W. Fong, MD
Accepting new patients
Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation View more
Yuri Genyk, MD
Accepting new patients
Co-Director, USC Transplant Institure
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Hyosun (helen) Han, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Takashi Harano, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery View more
Ani Amirian Kardashian, MD
Accepting new patients
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Navpreet Kaur, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Saro Khemichian, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology
Jim Kim, MD
Accepting new patients
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Anthony W. Kim, MD
Accepting new patients
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer View more
Brian Kim, MD
Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Serge S. Kobsa, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Raymond C. Lee, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Medical Director of Kidney Transplant
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure View more
Kruti A. Pandya, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation View more
Sanjeet G. Patel, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Disease View more
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Jonathan A. Praeger, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation View more
Specialties
Transplant Hepatology
Adupa Rao, MD
Accepting new patients
Clinical Associate Professor (Clinician Educator)
Specialties
Pulmonology, Transplant Surgery
Robert R. Selby, MD
Accepting new patients
Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Abdominal ...
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Linda S. Sher, MD
Accepting new patients
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery View more
Hamid Shidban, MD
Accepting new patients
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Associate Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure View more
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD
Accepting new patients
Chair, Department of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Ajay S. Vaidya, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation View more
Aaron M. Wolfson, MD
Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy View more
Liyun Yuan, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology View more
Kali Zhou, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Shannon M. Zielsdorf, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery View more
Craig J. Baker, MD
Accepting new patients
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery View more
Fernando Fleischman, MD
Accepting new patients
Co-Director, USC Comprehensive Aortic Center
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Endovascular Surgery, Cardiac Surgery View more
Michael W. Fong, MD
Accepting new patients
Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation View more
Serge S. Kobsa, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Surgery, Heart Valve Repair, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Raymond C. Lee, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure View more
Kruti A. Pandya, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation View more
Sanjeet G. Patel, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiac Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Disease View more
Jonathan A. Praeger, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Atrial Fibrillation View more
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure View more
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD
Accepting new patients
Chair, Department of Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery View more
Ajay S. Vaidya, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation View more
Aaron M. Wolfson, MD
Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy View more
Hyosun (helen) Han, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Ani Amirian Kardashian, MD
Accepting new patients
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Saro Khemichian, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology
Brian Kim, MD
Accepting new patients
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Liyun Yuan, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology View more
Kali Zhou, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Specialties
Transplant Hepatology
Medical Director of Kidney Transplant
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Associate Professor of Medicine
Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Polycystic Kidney Disease
Aaron J. Ahearn, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Scott M. Atay, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer View more
Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery View more
Peter Sung Chung, MD
Accepting new patients
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more
Kambiz Etesami, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery View more
Yuri Genyk, MD
Accepting new patients
Co-Director, USC Transplant Institure
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Takashi Harano, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery View more
Navpreet Kaur, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Jim Kim, MD
Accepting new patients
Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery View more
Anthony W. Kim, MD
Accepting new patients
Division Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer View more
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator ...
Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Adupa Rao, MD
Accepting new patients
Clinical Associate Professor (Clinician Educator)
Specialties
Pulmonology, Transplant Surgery
Robert R. Selby, MD
Accepting new patients
Chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery and Abdominal ...
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Linda S. Sher, MD
Accepting new patients
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery View more
Hamid Shidban, MD
Accepting new patients
Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Shannon M. Zielsdorf, MD
Accepting new patients
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery View more
A Life-Saving Donation
Patient Story
There are no words to convey all the gratitude I feel for Rosie.
A Life-Saving Donation
Patient Story
There are no words to convey all the gratitude I feel for Rosie.
#1
Living-donor liver transplantation program in Southern California
1
Only transfusion-free liver transplant program in western U.S.
30%
Shorter stays for adult liver transplants
#1
In pediatric kidney transplants in U.S. for 2020
Why Choose Us for Your Organ Transplantation
Each of our programs is a part of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which allows us to offer every patient the best chance to receive new organs.
Anthem has designated our adult heart transplant program as a Center of Medical Excellence.
Our 1-year kidney transplant survival rates are among the highest in the Los Angeles area.
Our liver transplant program received a Center of Medical Excellence designation from Anthem.
Our lung transplant program received a Center of Medical Excellence designation from Anthem.
Our Locations
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Abdominal Imaging, Anesthesiology, Body Imaging
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1812 Verdugo BlvdGlendale, CA 91208-1407
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Dermatology, Pain Medicine, Neurology
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125 W. Huntington DriveBuilding A & BArcadia, CA 91007
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Open until 5:00pm
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Infectious Diseases, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Surgical Critical Care
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1450 San Pablo St.Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Urology, Andrology, Urogynecology
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1516 San Pablo St.Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation
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2911 N. Tenaya Way Suite 106Las Vegas, NV 89128
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Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation
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1812 Verdugo BlvdGlendale, CA 91208-1407
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Open 24 hours
Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation
place
125 W. Huntington DriveBuilding A & BArcadia, CA 91007
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Open until 5:00pm
Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Transplantation
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1450 San Pablo St.Los Angeles, CA 90033
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Open until 5:00pm
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