Transplant Care
Our USC Transplant Institute doctors offer hope and lifesaving care.
Transplant Care
Our USC Transplant Institute doctors offer hope and lifesaving care.
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National Leaders in Organ Transplantation
Our USC Transplant Institute team takes a complete approach to caring for transplant patients and living organ donors. We make sure you have a team of experts on your side every step of the way, from evaluation to recovery.
- We’ve recruited top surgeons and medical doctors from around the world.
- Your transplant coordinator will guide you through every step of the process.
- Our social workers and counselors can help you prepare for the challenges of surgery and recovery.
- Our critical care experts help ensure a smooth healing process.
- You also get the benefit of pharmacists, dietitians and nurses with speciality training.
What Is a Living-Donor Kidney Transplant?
What Is a Living-Donor Liver Transplant?
Centers and Programs
Our Team
Aaron Ahearn, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Liver…
Scott Atay, MD
Medical Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery, Airway Intervention…
Mark Barr, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Cardiac Transplant Surgery
Peter Chung, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Eugene Depasquale, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure
Juliet Emamaullee, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and…
Kambiz Etesami, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery,…
Michael Fong, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure
Yuri Genyk, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Kidney…
Hyosun Han, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Takashi Harano, MD
Medical Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery, Lung Transplant Surgery, Foregut…
Ani Kardashian, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Navpreet Kaur, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Liver…
Saro Khemichian, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology
Jim Kim, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Pancreas Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and…
Brian Kim, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Anthony Kim, MD
Medical Specialties
Thoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lung Cancer, Transplant Surgery, Airway Intervention…
Brian Lee, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology
Thin Thin Maw, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology, Kidney Transplant Surgery
Omar Mohamedaly, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonary Critical Care, Lung Transplant Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Jonathan Nattiv, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation
Kruti Pandya, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure
Homayoun Pournik, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
Adupa Rao, MD
Medical Specialties
Pulmonology, Transplant Surgery
Robert Selby, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery
Sapna Shah, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Neeraj Sharma, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Linda Sher, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver…
Hamid Shidban, MD
Medical Specialties
Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery
Miroslaw Smogorzewski, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Maxine Stachel, MD
Medical Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation
Ajay Vaidya, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiology, Cardiology , Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure, Advanced Heart…
Santhi Voora, MD
Medical Specialties
Nephrology, Transplant Nephrology
Aaron Wolfson, MD
Medical Specialties
Cardiac Transplantation, Advanced Heart Failure
Liyun Yuan, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Endobariatrics
Kali Zhou, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology
Shannon Zielsdorf, MD
Medical Specialties
Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver…
Samantha Ramirez, NP-C
Medical Specialties
Transplant Hepatology
A Life-Saving Donation
Patient Story
There are no words to convey all the gratitude I feel for Rosie.
A Life-Saving Donation
Patient Story
There are no words to convey all the gratitude I feel for Rosie.
Living-donor liver transplantation program in Southern California
Only transfusion-free liver transplant program in western U.S.
Shorter stays for adult liver transplants
In pediatric kidney transplants in U.S. for 2020
Why Choose Us for Your Organ Transplantation
Each of our programs is a part of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), which allows us to offer every patient the best chance to receive new organs.
Anthem has designated our adult heart transplant program as a Center of Medical Excellence.
Our 1-year kidney transplant survival rates are among the highest in the Los Angeles area.
Our liver transplant program received a Center of Medical Excellence designation from Anthem.
Our lung transplant program received a Center of Medical Excellence designation from Anthem.
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