Transplant Program
For more than 50 years, UToledo Health has provided transplant care focused on what matters most — helping patients get to transplant sooner and supporting them every step of the way.
Our experienced team of surgeons, nephrologists, nurses, social workers and other specialists delivers personalized care from evaluation through recovery and long-term follow-up.
As northwest Ohio’s only transplant center, we’re committed to providing a high level of care close to home. At the same time, our expertise and shorter-than-average wait times draw patients from across the country and around the world.
We provide the following services:
Kidney Transplant
Kidney transplantation is a life-saving treatment for end-stage renal disease.
Since completing our first kidney transplant in 1972, UToledo Health has performed more than 3,500 kidney transplant operations.
UToledo Health has one of the shortest wait times in the country — far faster than the national average of more than two years.
UToledo Health performs transplants using kidneys from deceased and living organ donors.
Living donors may be related or unrelated to the potential transplant candidate, giving directly or indirectly through paired donation or never-ending chains.
Kidney Transplant Eligibility Criteria
Pancreas Transplant
Pancreas transplants are most commonly performed in patients with Type 1 diabetes. In many cases, diabetic patients no longer need insulin following their transplant.
While sometimes done alone, pancreas transplants are more often performed alongside a kidney transplant in patients with kidney failure caused by insulin-dependent diabetes.
UToledo Health performed its first pancreas transplant in 2025 and offers both simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation and pancreas-alone transplantation.