Transplantation

Kidney Transplant

Established in 1963, Cleveland Clinic’s kidney transplant program has completed thousands of kidney transplants, in conjunction with its affiliate program in West Virginia. The program is a member of the United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS), meeting all their requirements for kidney transplants.

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Kidney Transplant Volumes

The kidney transplant program has continued to grow over the years, with 330 transplantations successfully completed in 2022 - a more than 100% increase in the number of transplantations compared with 5 years ago.

Time from Listing to Kidney Transplantation

Time from listing to transplantation has significantly improved, reduced by more than half, in the last 5 years, with a current waiting time of 15.6 months as of January 2023.¹⁻²

Time from listing from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR ) report.¹

Data sets calculate time for prior year at January of following year. Data for 2018 estimated as of 1/2019, and so on.²

For most patients with advanced kidney disease, transplantation provides a survival advantage and an improved quality of life, compared with dialysis.