Experts at the 嘿嘿视频 Transplant Institute, led by Dr. Robert Montgomery, specialize in heart, kidney, liver, lung, and pancreas transplants.
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NYU Langone Health experts transplanted more lifesaving organs than any other New York transplant programs in 2022 while maintaining a high standard of care鈥攕etting the bar for the region in both volume and high-quality outcomes.
嘿嘿视频 Transplant Institute teams performed 600 organ transplants last year, exceeding any single transplant center in the Northeast. Additionally, data released by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients in January 2023 showed that survival exceeded national benchmarks. Transplant patients on the waiting list received hearts and lungs at a faster rate than any other center in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut with top-quality outcomes. The heart transplant program maintained a 100 percent 1-year survival rate, and lung survival rates were the best across Northeast centers.
鈥淥ur transplant teams care for patients in need while ensuring every organ is a healthy, suitable match that will help people live longer and improve their quality of life,鈥 said Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair of NYU Grossman School of Medicine鈥檚 , and director of the Transplant Institute.
嘿嘿视频 set a new milestone for the most kidney transplants in New York, with 335 in a single year. The Transplant Institute also demonstrated progressive growth by setting volume records across multiple organ groups. In 2022, 100 livers, 81 lungs, and 73 hearts were transplanted. This represents increased transplant volume growth of 85 percent, 131 percent, and 204 percent, respectively, since 2018.
鈥淪ince our heart and lung transplantation programs launched, we have focused on building the best team in the nation to cut down on wait times and find ways to transplant even the most-difficult matches,鈥 said Nader Moazami, MD, chief of the Division of Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support in NYU Grossman School of Medicine鈥檚 .
Among the innovations contributing to this growth, the Transplant Institute has developed protocols that enable transplants to patients who are highly sensitized or difficult to match due to harmful antibody levels or blood types. 嘿嘿视频 has a robust living donor transplant program for both kidney and liver, as well as a paired kidney transplant program to pair up multiple donors and recipients. 嘿嘿视频鈥檚 donor recovery program, now entering its third year, is the only one of its kind in the New York region, contributing important infrastructure and management for high-quality donor care and organ procurement through the city and state.
The Transplant Institute is also conducting groundbreaking scientific research in xenotransplantation, developing a source of genetically engineered organs that could one day create an unlimited supply of organs. In 2022, 嘿嘿视频 formed the to further the institution鈥檚 knowledge in transplantation and work across the health system to bridge gaps between active clinical practice and scientific research.
The Transplant Institute is part of 嘿嘿视频 Health, which is the top-ranked health system in New York City and listed as No. 3 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about the Transplant Institute.
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