Texas Children’s Hospital performs more solid organ transplants than any other pediatric hospital in the nation
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John Goss, medical director of the transplant program at Texas Children's and professor and chief of abdominal transplantation at
From infants, to young adults, the team at Texas Children's transplants patients of all ages and takes on the most complex cases, many times accepting patients that other centers have turned away. "Thanks to the renowned team, from the medical subspecialists to the surgeons to talented and dedicated hospital staff, and their comprehensive approach to care, Texas Children's has saved the lives of many children that otherwise would not be with us today," said
Heart Transplant Program
Texas Children's Heart Transplant Program is one of the largest and most successful in the country, treating some of the rarest and most complex cases. Since 1984, more than 290 heart transplants have been performed at the hospital. Though there are a number of reasons that lead to heart transplantation in children, the most common reasons are cardiomyopathy resulting in end-stage heart failure, and end-stage or inoperable congenital heart disease that is not treatable by medicines or conventional surgery.
Texas Children's Heart Center is on the cutting-edge of ventricular assist device (VAD) placement, which provides circulatory support until a transplant can be received. Texas Children's offers the best VAD tailored to each child's size, diagnosis and needs for both short- and long-term assistance.
Kidney Transplant Program
The Kidney Transplant Program at
The team at Texas Children's is staffed by transplant surgeons, pediatric urologists and pediatric nephrologists with expertise in the breadth of pediatric kidney diseases ranging from chronic glomerulonephritis to rare hereditary diseases, such as primary hyperoxaluria and cystinosis. Additionally, the team also treats complex congenital anomalies of the urinary tract, including obstructive uropathy, posterior urethral valves, reflux nephropathy and spina bifida. Supportive care is provided by the Pediatric Dialysis Program at Texas Children's, which has expertise in performing acute and chronic hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and pheresis for children of all ages and sizes from infant to adolescent.
Liver Transplant Program
The Liver Transplant Program at
Working in a state-of-the-art facility with a focus on family-centered care, the experienced team at Texas Children's performs 35 to 45 liver transplants in children each year, ranging from young infants to age 18, making it one of the most experienced liver transplant programs in the U.S.
Lung Transplant Program
Texas Children's Lung Transplant Program is one of the largest pediatric lung transplant programs in the world. The experienced, multidisciplinary team has transplanted lungs in children from all areas of the U.S. Since 2002, the over 150 patient have received new lungs and in 2013 the team transplanted more children in need of new lungs than any other center in the world. Also, with a median wait time of less than four months, it offers a shorter wait time than most other pediatric programs.
Though many diseases affect the lungs, not all lung diseases are treated with a lung transplant. The most common diseases that lead to lung transplantation are cystic fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, bronchiolitis obliterans and interstitial lung disease.
Outcomes
Additionally, Texas Children's is nationally certificated by the
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