In 1973, Ochsner performed our first kidney transplant surgery. Almost 50 years and 2,950 kidney and kidney-pancreas transplants later, the surgery has become a routine procedure. What hasn’t become routine is the way Ochsner cares for each patient. Our team has created an environment of excellence where you are not just a name on a national register, but an individual with a life you can’t wait to get back to. Our reward is helping you succeed.
Ochsner is a Medicare-approved transplant program and a Center of Excellence for many insurers.
All In 1 Day
Ochsner offers patients a one-day work-up with pre-transplant consultations conveniently scheduled on the same day.
Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplants: Why Ochsner?
Patients who have kidney transplants enjoy freedom from dialysis and a return to a more active lifestyle. What’s more, research has shown that patients who opt for transplants over a life on dialysis, live longer.
The Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute team is dedicated to delivering expertly coordinated, family-centric care that leads to superior outcomes. Along with medical treatment, we address the emotional, financial and practical support issues so often faced by transplant patients and their families.
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Quality Care, Close to Home
Ochsner offers a combined Kidney-Pancreas transplant program close to home. Both transplanted organs may come from one deceased donor, but it is possible for the kidney to come from a living donor and the pancreas from a deceased donor.
A kidney-pancreas transplant reduces long-term health risks associated with diabetes, including vision loss from retinopathy, heart disease, heart attack and nerve damage. After your kidney pancreas transplant, your new pancreas will produce insulin to control your diabetes and your new kidney will be able to filter and excrete wastes.
Meet the Team
Our nationally renowned team includes three transplant nephrologists, eight kidney transplant surgeons, advanced practice practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers and financial coordinators. One of the most important members of the team is the transplant clinical coordinator, who will be at your side throughout the process to any questions or concerns.
Medical Director of Multi-Organ Transplant Institute
Section Head of Transplant Surgery
Regional Medical Director, Ochsner Medical Center
Chief Surgical Services and Multi-Organ Transplant Institute
Transplant Nephrologist,
Associate Program Director, Nephrology Fellowship Training Program
Associate Professor of Medicine, Louisiana State University Transplant Nephrologist
Transplant Nephrologist
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
Section Head Transplant Nephrology
Associate Professor of Medicine, Louisiana State University
Transplant Nephrologist, Associate Professor of Medicine, Louisiana State University
Abdominal transplant surgeon
Abdominal transplant surgeon
Abdominal transplant surgeon
Section of Abdominal Organ Transplantation
Abdominal transplant surgeon
Abdominal transplant surgeon
Abdominal transplant surgeon
There for you before, during and after transplant surgery
Your journey to wellness will begin with a comprehensive evaluation before your transplant, performed at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans or in collaboration with your referring physician. Ochsner offers patients a one-day work-up with pre-transplant medical, psychosocial and financial consultations conveniently scheduled on the same day.
After the initial evaluation, recommendations regarding candidacy for transplantation are provided by a committee made up of a team representing many disciplines. Once approved, transplant candidates are then placed on a national register to wait for the availability of a cadaveric organ. If you have a living donor, your transplant may occur shortly after approval. After transplantation, we closely monitor all of our patients. Our commitment to you lasts long after you’re discharged from the hospital.
The Advantage of Having Your Transplant Surgery at Ochsner
- Kidney-pancreas transplant patients at Ochsner typically wait less than six months for a transplant. This is far less than the standard three years.
- Our survival rates are better than the national average.
- Our patients experience shorter hospital stays than national rates after their transplants.
- Our unit features sophisticated, state-of-the-art equipment including high-tech monitoring.
- The Ochsner transplant team participates in multi-center clinical trials and research. We’re always looking for new and better ways to improve outcomes and make transplants safer.
Conditions
Conditions that may lead to the need for a kidney or kidney-pancreas transplant include:
- End-stage kidney disease (renal failure)
- Severe diabetes
- Glomerular diseases
- Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
- Polycystic kidney disease
- Renovascular and other vascular diseases
- Uncontrolled hypertension
What Referring Physicians Need to Know
The Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute provides consistent follow-up information to all referring physicians via written correspondence. You’ll be kept abreast of initial clinic visits, surgery, hospital discharge and routine follow-up visits to the clinic. After surgery, our team continues to monitor for transplant-related complications and regulates maintenance immunosuppression.
To refer a patient for transplant, call our Referral Hotline: 504-842-3925 or email referrals to: KidneyTransplant@Ochsner.org.
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- 2016 OchsnerOutcomes - Transplant
- 2015 OchsnerOutcomes - Transplant
- 2014 OchsnerOutcomes - Transplant
- National Kidney Foundation of Louisiana
- National Kidney Foundation