The GW Transplant Institute offers pancreas transplants for patients with diabetes and kidney disease. A kidney-pancreas transplant is an operation to place both a kidney and a pancreas obtained from the same donor.
GW Hospital also offers innovative and advanced treatments for patients with pancreas, liver, bile duct, duodenum and gallbladder diseases at the Liver and Pancreas Institute for Quality (LPIQ).
The GW Transplant Institute performs kidney transplants using kidneys from both living and deceased donors. This process may include:
When it comes to liver care, there’s no need to search all over the region. Turn to GW Hospital for comprehensive services in one place, now including liver transplantations.
The GW Transplant Institute is now Washington, DC’s newest location for liver transplants, increasing the accessibility to care within the DC Metropolitan region. We offer deceased liver transplant surgery to patients who are evaluated by the GW Transplant Institute and listed with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, in concert with GW Hospital and the GW Medical Faculty Associates, has established the Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center to raise awareness about kidney disease and increase live kidney donation in Washington, D.C.
Approximately 13 people die everyday waiting for a kidney according to the National Kidney Foundation. Choosing to donate is a tremendous decision that can ultimately save lives. The GW Transplant Institute offers living donor transplantation in which a healthy person donates one of their kidneys.
At the George Washington University Hospital, the kidney and liver transplant team is with you every step of the way. The team includes:
Kidney transplant patients receive comprehensive care at the George Washington University Hospital Transplant Institute and GWU Medical Faculty Associates.
Once referred for a kidney transplant, you will attend a class taught by a transplant nurse coordinator who will outline the entire transplant process, from initial evaluations to surgery and after care.
The GW Transplant Institute has a comprehensive kidney and liver transplant program along with the specialty services required to care for transplant surgery patients. About 30 million Americans have chronic kidney disease, according to the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), and approximately 5.5 million Americans are living with chronic liver disease or cirrhosis, according to the American Liver Foundation. For many of these people, a kidney or liver transplant can be the most effective treatment option.
