Transplant Resources

Since 1965, Northwestern Medicine Organ Transplant Center has performed more than 10,000 solid organ transplants. Our long history of better care means you can count on our team of experts at every step — before, during and after your transplant.

We know navigating a transplant can be stressful. We are committed to providing you and your loved ones with the resources you need to stay informed. This includes patient education materials, support groups and more.

  • General Transplant Resources
  • Kidney Transplant Resources
  • Liver Transplant Resources
  • Living Donor Resources
  • Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplant Resources
  • Northwestern Medicine African American Transplant Access Program Resources
  • Northwestern Medicine Hispanic Transplant Program Resources

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  • Coalition on Donation : This organization promotes and provides education about organ donation.
  • Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network : This nonprofit works with hospitals and donor families in the northern three‐fourths of Illinois and northwest Indiana. It focuses on recovery of organs and tissue for medical transplantation in the service area, as well as for professional and public education on organ and tissue donation.
  • MedlinePlus : This is a trusted source that covers all aspects of organ donation and provides easy access to medical journal articles, extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and the latest health news.
  • National Organ and Tissue Donation Initiative : The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is building a national community of organ sharing to ease the critical shortage of organ and tissue donors.
  • Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) : OPTN is a unique public‐private partnership that links all of the professionals involved in the donation and transplantation system. Its goals are to increase the supply of donated organs available for transplantation and the effectiveness and efficiency of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
  • Transplant Living : This is the United Network for Organ Sharing patient education site for all transplant patients.
  • Transplant Village: Giving Back to Northwestern Medicine : Transplant Village is a community of organ recipients, donors and family members who have had their lives touched and changed by the Northwestern Medicine Organ Transplant Center. With efforts managed by the Northwestern Medicine Transplant Advisory Council, this group has come together to create a network of resources and support and to raise funds for research and patient care at our affiliated hospitals.
  • TransWeb : TransWeb’s mission is to offer information about donation and transplantation to the general public. It promotes organ donation and provides transplant families with information specifically about transplant issues.
  • United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) : Through the UNOS Organ Center, organ donors are matched to waiting recipients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Through its policies, UNOS ensures that all patients have a fair chance at receiving the organ they need—regardless of age, sex, race, lifestyle, religion, or financial or social status. UNOS members include every transplant program, organ procurement organization, and tissue typing laboratory in the United States.
  • U.S. Transplant—Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) : The SRTR supports the ongoing evaluation of the scientific and clinical status of solid organ transplantation in the United States.

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