Why Choose the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is part of the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, providing hope and life-restoring care to patients with end-stage organ failure. As one of the highest volume transplant programs in the United States, we have performed more than 5,100 liver, kidney, small bowel, colon, stomach and multi organ transplants.  We also perform hepatobiliary surgery and offer auto islet cell transplantation for those patients suffering from the pain of chronic pancreatitis. 

Our one-year adult and pediatric graft survival rates are higher than any other transplant center in the mid-Atlantic region.  The Transplant Institute is committed to guiding and supporting patients and their loved ones through the transplant process.  Our multidisciplinary team of nationally known surgeons and medical specialists as well as transplant coordinators, social workers and dieticians are committed to guiding and supporting patients and their loved ones through the transplant process and offering patients their best chance for recovery and an improved quality of life. 

This joint program is the combination of transplant teams at both MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. In addition, the MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute offers outpatient kidney evaluations at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center as well as Fairfax, Virginia. Liver evaluation sites are located at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and Fairfax, Virginia.

The Foremost Transplant Specialists and Care 

The MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute is the area's best answer to the evaluation and treatment of advanced liver disease, intestinal disorders, chronic kidney disease and complications of diabetes. Our specialty centers include: 

• Liver Disease and Transplant Program
  • MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute is one of the largest liver transplant centers in the region, with 106 transplants a year. Patients on our waitlist receive transplants faster than any other center in MD and D.C., nearly three times as fast as other transplant centers. Our commitment to our patients translates to excellent outcomes that exceed the national average. 
• The Center for Liver and Pancreas Surgery
  • With five transplant hepatologists on staff, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute encompasses one of the most comprehensive and experienced liver disease practices in the area. 
• The Center for Intestinal Care and Transplant
  • The Center for Intestinal Care and Transplant at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, the only program in the Nation's capital and one of only a handful of Medicare-approved centers nationwide, offers new and successful surgical and medical options for adults and children suffering from disabling and life-threatening intestinal disorders and liver disease.  
• The Kidney Transplant and Pancreas Program
  • The MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute offers the expertise of some of the foremost kidney specialists in the country.
• The Transplant Center for Children
  • The Transplant Center for Children at Georgetown University Hospital is Washington, D.C.’s largest program and the nation’s third largest program.

One-Year Survival Rates at 100 Percent
Intestinal Transplant Outcomes Unequaled

MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute’s intestinal transplant program achieved a perfect, one-year survival rate for both adult and pediatric intestinal transplant patients for calendar year 2014.

Equally noteworthy, between July 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) reported MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute’s one-year patient survival rates at 95.2 percent for adults and 100 percent for pediatric patients. By comparison, the U.S. average observed rates from the same study were 76.2 percent for adults and 91.3 percent for children.