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The Transplant Center
is a partnership of the
following entities:



A Unique Partnership of University of Minnesota Physicians Transplant Program and Fairview Health Services

The Transplant Center-- Milestones

1963:

First kidney transplant in Minnesota

1966:

First pancreas transplant in the world

1966:

First intestinal transplant in the world

1967:

First simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplant in the world

1968:

First successful human bone marrow transplant in the world

1974:

First islet allograft transplant in the world for diabetes

1977:

First human islet autograft in the world for pancreatitis

1978:

First heart transplant in Minnesota

1979:

First transplant of a partial pancreas from a living related donor in the world

1980:

First liver-kidney transplant in Minnesota

1986:

First heart-lung transplant in Minnesota

1986:

First infant heart transplant (six months old) in Minnesota

1988:

First single lung transplant in Minnesota

1988:

First bilateral lung transplant in Minnesota

1990:

First liver/pancreas transplant in Minnesota

1991:

First living-related lung transplant in Minnesota

1994:

Diabetes Institute for Immunology and Transplantation established at University of Minnesota

1995:

First HeartMateŽ (left ventricular assist device) implantation in Minnesota

1996:

First living donor liver transplant in Minnesota

1996:

First intestine-liver transplant in Minnesota

1996:

First living donor intestinal transplant in the region

1996:

First heart volume reduction "Batista" procedure in Minnesota

1996:

200th lung transplant performed by University of Minnesota physicians

1999:

1,000th pancreas transplant performed by University of Minnesota surgeons at University of Minnesota Medical Center

1999:

First living donor adult liver transplant

2000:

First simultaneous laparoscopic living donor kidney and pancreas transplant in the world

2002:

Most nondirected living kidney donations performed in world

2003:

700th liver transplant performed by University of Minnesota physicians at University of Minnesota Medical Center

2003:

25th anniversary of the heart transplant program at the University of Minnesota

2003:

6,000th kidney transplant performed by University of Minnesota surgeons at University of Minnesota Medical Center

2003:

40th anniversary of transplant department at University of Minnesota




For Further Information

Transplant Information Video/Kit

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Watch a short video that describes the transplant information video kit from Fujisawa Healthcare.
 
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The Transplant Center 516 Delaware St. SE MMC 482, Room 2-200 Minneapolis, MN 55455
(800) 328-5465 (kidney, liver, intestine, pancreas, islet, lung and heart/lung) (800) 478-5864 (heart)


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