Transplant Institute
Location:
1265 Union Avenue, 10th Floor
901-516-9183
The Transplant Institute at Methodist University Hospital is the leader in the Mid-South in performing liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants. Some of the many facets of the program include liver transplants for cancer, simultaneous kidney and panceas transplants and live donor kidney transplants. A diverse group of UT Medical Group physicians, led by Dr. James Eason, maintain the program as one of the top in the nation. With outcomes that exceed national averages, the program continues to provide quality care for the people of this region.
Organ transplant is an extended process which includes the evaluation of patients, who come to the institute with several different diseases. Physicians and staff from different specialties work with each patient to insure the chances of a successful organ transplant. Specialists follow the progress of the patient with examinations and tests long after the operation to assure the best possible chance for a healthy future.
