Pediatric heart transplant: When to refer

Learn how the pediatric heart transplant team is using the latest innovations to improve outcomes for babies, children and teens with heart transplantations. They also share when the best time is to refer a patient.

Mayo Clinic Talks: Selection criteria for kidney transplantation

Carrie A. Schinstock, M.D., a nephrologist in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension at Mayo Clinic, discusses selection criteria, success rate and optimal timing for kidney transplantation. (Credit is available.)

Advancements at Mayo Clinic – Hepatitis C is no longer a barrier to transplant

Bashar A. Aqel, M.D., a transplant hepatologist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses ways to expand the potential donor pool and shorten the wait time to transplant for patients with end-stage liver disease

Mayo Clinic’s Kidney Transplant Metabolic Program

As obesity has grown to affect 40% of the U.S. population and 60% of patients seeking kidney transplant, body mass index (BMI) — a traditional transplant criterion — has become a barrier. Aleksandra Kukla, M.D., a transplant nephrologist ...

Optimal Time to Refer for Kidney Transplant Evaluation

Carrie A. Schinstock, M.D., transplant nephrologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses the benefits of referring patients with kidney failure for a transplant evaluation sooner rather than later.

Optimal Time to Refer for Heart Transplant Evaluation

Brooks Edwards, M.D., transplant cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses the benefits of referring patients with advanced heart failure for a transplant evaluation sooner rather than later.

Pediatric liver transplant program at Mayo Clinic

Samar H. Ibrahim, M.B., Ch.B., pediatric gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic, gives an overview of the pediatric liver transplant program at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota.

Donor selection strategy for heart transplantation

Rohan M. Goswami, M.D., presents on donor selection strategy at Mayo Clinic as it relates to heart transplantation.

Transplant immunology and HLA testing

Mohamed Elrefaei, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Histocompatibility Laboratory at Mayo Clinic and assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, discusses transplant immunology as ...