Pancreas Transplant Program
The Penn Transplant Institute was the first program
in the Delaware Valley to offer the option of
pancreas transplantation. Since 1986, the Penn Transplant Institute has performed more than 100
pancreas transplants. Penn offers several procedures,
each based on the patient's individual needs,
including:
- Simultaneous kidney/pancreas transplantation
- Pancreas transplantation after kidney transplant
- Solitary pancreas transplantation
A multidisciplinary team of specialists manages
the patient from the transplant evaluation visit
through the procedure to postoperative care. Our
goal is to provide the highest quality care to
our patients and to restore each patient to a
full and productive life. We work with the patient,
as well as his or her family and physician, to
develop the best treatment and follow-up care
plan to meet his or her needs.
Our team includes endocrinologists, nephrologists,
transplant surgeons, psychiatrists, cardiologists,
neurologists, ophthalmologists, nurse coordinators,
social workers, a financial coordinator and discharge
planners.
After the patient is discharged, our nursing
team closely monitors his or her status. Patients
can speak with a transplant nurse 24 hours a day
about medications, diet, activity or other concerns.
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