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
Aaron J. Ahearn, MD, PhD
Scott M. Atay, MD
Craig J. Baker, MD
Peter Sung Chung, MD
Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD
Kambiz Etesami, MD
Fernando Fleischman, MD
Michael W. Fong, MD
Yuri Genyk, MD
Hyosun (helen) Han, MD
Takashi Harano, MD
Ani Amirian Kardashian, MD
Navpreet Kaur, MD
Saro Khemichian, MD
Jim Kim, MD
Anthony W. Kim, MD
Brian Kim, MD
Serge S. Kobsa, MD, PhD
Raymond C. Lee, MD
Kruti A. Pandya, MD
Sanjeet G. Patel, MD, PhD
Jonathan A. Praeger, MD
Adupa Rao, MD
Robert R. Selby, MD
Linda S. Sher, MD
Hamid Shidban, MD
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD
Ajay S. Vaidya, MD
Aaron M. Wolfson, MD
Liyun Yuan, MD
Kali Zhou, MD
Shannon M. Zielsdorf, MD
Craig J. Baker, MD
Fernando Fleischman, MD
Michael W. Fong, MD
Serge S. Kobsa, MD, PhD
Raymond C. Lee, MD
Kruti A. Pandya, MD
Sanjeet G. Patel, MD, PhD
Jonathan A. Praeger, MD
Vaughn A. Starnes, MD
Ajay S. Vaidya, MD
Aaron M. Wolfson, MD
Hyosun (helen) Han, MD
Ani Amirian Kardashian, MD
Saro Khemichian, MD
Brian Kim, MD
Liyun Yuan, MD
Kali Zhou, MD
Aaron J. Ahearn, MD, PhD
Scott M. Atay, MD
Peter Sung Chung, MD
Juliet Emamaullee, MD, PhD
Kambiz Etesami, MD
Yuri Genyk, MD
Takashi Harano, MD
Navpreet Kaur, MD
Jim Kim, MD
Anthony W. Kim, MD
Adupa Rao, MD
Robert R. Selby, MD
Linda S. Sher, MD
Hamid Shidban, MD
Shannon M. Zielsdorf, MD
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.
Living-donor liver transplantation program in Southern California
Only transfusion-free liver transplant program in western U.S.
Shorter stays for adult liver transplants
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.
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