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Discovery Clinic
Pediatric Specialty Care
Solid Organ Transplant
2512 Building, Third Floor
2512 S. 7th St.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Appointments
612-365-6777

Physician Referrals
888-KIDS-UMN
(888-543-7866)

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Solid Organ Transplant

UMACH_specialty_transplantTransplant: The gift of life

The Transplant Center at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital is one of the oldest and most respected transplant programs in the world. Our surgeons’ success in performing complex organ transplants has received international recognition. Our health care providers are experts in caring for your child’s health, and they also understand parents’ anxiety when their child is seriously ill.

We're here to help you choose the most effective treatment to help restore your child’s health. These pages offer information that will help you navigate the health care system. You'll get answers to questions about medical options, insurance, scheduling transportation, the hospital stay and lodging. Your family’s health care is our first priority.


Why choose us?
We provide exceptional, compassionate care to children who have undergone solid organ (kidney, liver, intestine, heart) transplant.
 
  • We have more than 45 years of experience in transplant research, innovation and clinical care.
     
  • Our family and patient-centered care, and innovative treatments are uniquely designed for infants, children and young adults.
     
  • We have performed more than 10,000 transplants for people of all ages.
     
  • University of Minnesota Physicians excel in treating and caring for patients with conditions that require complex transplants.
     
  • Our surgeons have performed more pediatric kidney transplants–with greater success–than any other program in the world.
     
  • Our transplant team is internationally known for innovations in anti-rejection drug therapy.
     
  • The Living Donor Program at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital and University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, is the largest in the world.

Our goal is to achieve the best possible outcomes for your child and your family. For an appointment or to learn more about pediatric transplant, call 612-365-6777.

To learn more about our adult transplant program, please visit University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.
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Pediatric Heart Transplant Medicine

Rebecca Ameduri, MD
Elizabeth Braunlin, MD, PhD

Pediatric Heart Transplant Surgery

Roosevelt Bryant III, MD
James St. Louis, MD

Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Medicine

Nissa Erickson, MD
Deborah Goldman, MD
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD

Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Surgery

Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
William Payne, MD
Timothy Pruett, MD

Pediatric Islet Transplant Medicine

Melena Bellin, MD
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD
Boris Sudel, MD

Pediatric Islet Transplant Surgery

Gregory Beilman, MD
Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
Ty Dunn, MD, MS, FACS
Timothy Pruett, MD

Pediatric Kidney Transplant Medicine

Blanche Chavers, MD
Clifford Kashtan, MD
Avi Katz, MD
Michael Mauer, MD
Lydia Najera, MD
Thomas Nevins, MD
Michelle Rheault, MD
Priya Verghese, MD, MPH

Pediatric Kidney Transplant Surgery

Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
Ty Dunn, MD, MS, FACS
Erik Finger, MD, PhD
Raja Kandaswamy, MD
William Payne, MD
Timothy Pruett, MD

Pediatric Liver Transplant Medicine

Nissa Erickson, MD
Deborah Goldman, MD
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD
Boris Sudel, MD

Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgery

Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
Raja Kandaswamy, MD
William Payne, MD
Timothy Pruett, MD

Pediatric Pancreas Transplant Medicine

Melena Bellin, MD
Marie Cook, RN, CNP, MPH, CCTC
Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg, MD

Pediatric Pancreas Transplant Surgery

Gregory Beilman, MD
Srinath Chinnakotla, MD
Ty Dunn, MD, MS, FACS
Timothy Pruett, MD

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