Transplant Program

Kidney Transplant

UToledo Health offers adult kidney transplantation as one of the treatment options for end-stage renal disease. Since the first kidney transplant operation was performed at The University of Toledo Medical Center, more than 3,200 kidney transplant operations have been performed. 

UToledo Health offers kidney 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. 

Pancreas Transplant

Pancreas transplants are most commonly performed in patients with Type 1 diabetes. While sometimes done alone, pancreas transplants are more often done alongside a kidney transplant in patients with kidney failure brought on by insulin-dependent diabetes.

UToledo Health performed its first pancreas transplant in 2025 and offers both simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation and pancreas alone transplantation.