Division of Abdominal Transplantation

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Dr. John Goss training residents during their transplant rotation.
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Division Highlights

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  • Surgeons have performed more than 2,700 liver transplants and 2,900 kidney transplants with outcomes that significantly exceed expectations.
  • The abdominal transplant program is one of the largest in the United States and consistently has excellent outcomes.
  • The program provides care for both pediatric and adult patients ranging in age from infants to greater than 75 years-old.
  • A unique pediatric center of excellence addresses portal vein thrombosis and hypertension at Texas Children’s Hospital.
  • Our abdominal transplantation faculty perform cadaveric, living donor and technical variant transplantation at our three affiliated hospitals: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Texas Children’s Hospital.
  • The pediatric liver and kidney transplant programs are the largest in the United States.
  • Well-known for our specialized centers including the Baylor St. Luke’s Advanced Liver Therapies Research Center and the Immune Evaluation Laboratory.
  • Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have launched a uterine transplant clinical trial to treat infertility.
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Chief's Message

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View a message from the Division of Abdominal Transplantation Chief, John A. Goss, M.D.

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Education

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The division provides outstanding clinical training for the next generation of transplant surgeons through its highly-sought two-year transplant fellowship.

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Research

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Explore clinical and basic science research from the Abdominal Transplantation Division.

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Healthcare

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Learn about adult and pediatric transplantation services offered through the liver transplant program.  

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