Abdominal transplant

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Performing transplants for more than 50 years

Experience can make all the difference when you need an organ transplant. If you have a condition like chronic kidney or liver disease, end-stage kidney or liver disease, Type I diabetes mellitus, the experts at University of Florida Health provide hope and life-saving care.

Our multidisciplinary transplant team includes surgeons, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, among other specialists expertly trained in transplantation, who are committed to provide the best possible care. We take pride in our vast experience and expertise, successful outcomes and our ability to remain on the leading edge of research.

Types of abdominal transplants

Kidney transplant

Liver transplant

Pancreas transplant

The UF Health Shands Pancreas Transplant Team has performed more than 100 transplants in the last nine years.

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Providers

Thiago Beduschi, MD

Transplant Surgeon
Alp Demirag, MD

Transplant Surgeon
Ashraf M El-Hinnawi, MD

Transplant Surgeon

Languages: Arabic
Mark W Johnson, MD, FACS

Transplant Surgeon
Daiki Soma, MD, PhD

Transplant Surgeon

Languages: Japanese
Georgios Vrakas, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCS

Transplant Surgeon

Languages: Greek
Wen Y Xie, MD

Urologist, Transplant Surgeon
Ali Zarrinpar, MD, PhD

Transplant Surgeon

Locations

Specialty Care Practice UF Health Surgical Specialists – Shands Hospital

Phone number:
(352) 265-0535

Address:

1600 SW Archer Rd
Stop #14
Gainesville, Florida 32608

Community and Patient Programs: Abdominal transplant

Our community and patient programs provide great value to patients, families and loved ones. People can find support, educational materials, expert consultants and more. In most instances, these programs are offered free of charge.

Arts in Medicine Hospital Programs

Programs designed to expand healing possibilities in the hospital setting.
Music in the Clinical Setting

Offers a wide variety of music-based therapies from in-room performances to collaborative recording sessions.

News and Patient Stories: Abdominal transplant

UF Health Shands Transplant Center programs among nation’s best

July 13, 2023

Liver transplant program outcomes No. 1 nationally, kidney a close second

Department of Surgery, +2 more

UF Health Shands liver transplant program outcomes show best 1-year survival rates

February 7, 2023

University of Florida Health is home to the liver transplant program with the highest one-year liver graft survival in the United States, according to a report…