Solid Organ Transplantation

Solid Organ Transplantation services at Nemours includes comprehensive evaluation, treatment and ongoing care for children with end-stage liver and renal disease. Nemours physicians are specially trained and board-certified. They utilize the most up-to-date knowledge from universities worldwide as well as the latest medical technology. At Nemours, we provide excellent care that places the patient and family at the center, and our commitment to communication is central to the process. We strive to create a uniquely satisfying experience bringing peace of mind to patients and families.

At Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, for example, our physicians oversee one of the nation’s largest pediatric liver transplant programs. The team devoted to this program has a long and successful history of working together using a multidisciplinary approach to patient service. This team has been involved in hundreds of transplant cases for a variety of liver diseases and associated complications. Living-related donor procedures allow living relatives to donate a segment of liver for transplantation. This technique makes it possible for more children to receive liver transplants in a timely manner. Thanks to living-related donor procedures the long-term survival of liver transplant patients has steadily improved with a one and five-year survival rate of greater than 90% and 82% respectively.

Nemours locations offer a range of solid organ transplant services. Please refer to the sites listed to the left for specific services available at each location.