Program Overview:
- Established in 1995.
- Have performed over 50 pancreas and combination kidney-pancreas transplants to date.
- Approved by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), Medicare and Medicaid.
- Most experienced program among all major pancreas transplant centers in Texas with the best one-year and three-year patient survival outcomes. For patients transplanted from January 2006 to June 2008, program received a 100 percent one-year survival rating compared to the national average of 97.3 percent (source: www.ustransplant.org).
- Dedicated clinical research program providing patients access to the newest developments in transplant medications and management.
- Bilingual physicians, clinical and support staff.