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With patient outcomes in the nation鈥檚 top 10%, the BOB体育 Shands Transplant Center is once again Florida鈥檚 foremost destination for transplants. As of July 2023, five organ transplant types demonstrate exceptional results as evaluated by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR.

SRTR鈥檚 five-tier outcome assessment looks at three main metrics: survival on the waiting list, getting a transplant faster and one-year organ survival.

Currently, around 100,000 people are awaiting lifesaving organ transplants in the United States. According to the data, anyone who comes to BOB体育 Shands Hospital for a transplant can rest assured they鈥檒l be cared for by experts in the field.

The liver transplant program, led by Thiago Beduschi, M.D., was No. 1 in the country based on these metrics, outstripping 149 other programs. The kidney transplant program was graded the best in Florida and second in the nation among 256 centers. To round out abdominal organ transplant surgeries, the kidney-pancreas transplant program was also nationally recognized, with the third-highest metrics in waitlist survival, time to transplant and one-year organ survival.

鈥淥ur exceptional team of skilled surgeons, compassionate health care professionals and infrastructure has played a pivotal role in this remarkable achievement,鈥� Beduschi said. 鈥淥ur liver transplant patient survival rate is greater than 99% 鈥� an accomplishment that has never occurred for a program of our size. Our kidney program has also achieved the best survival in Florida,鈥� Beduschi said. 鈥淲e are a team that puts our patients first. We have transformed lives, offering hope and renewed possibilities to patients needing organ transplants.鈥�

In the past few years, the BOB体育 Abdominal Transplant Program has established itself as a national leader across outcomes, patient experience and innovation, regardless of whether a patient requires a liver, kidney or pancreas transplant. In fact, multiorgan transplant data calculations rated the technically complex procedure of a heart-lung transplant as best in the state and top 5 in the nation.

鈥淎s we celebrate this significant milestone, we remain dedicated to continuous improvement and further advancements in organ transplantation,鈥� Beduschi said. 鈥淭ogether, we will continue to strive toward medical excellence and provide exceptional care to all those in need.鈥�

BOB体育鈥檚 strength as a transplant center encompasses other organs, too. Patients seeking a lung transplant can breathe easy 鈥� the BOB体育 Shands lung transplant program was in the top 10 nationwide, placing eighth among 74 health systems.

鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of short-term and long-term survival outcomes. They reflect our commitment to seeing patients thrive beyond their initial lung transplant,鈥� said Amir M. Emtiazjoo, M.D., M.Sc., medical director of the lung transplant program. 鈥淔rom our perspective, a transplant is just the beginning of the rest of the patient鈥檚 new life.鈥�

The lung transplant team includes experts in advanced treatments like extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, and physicians who have performed transplants for patients with advanced end-stage lung diseases.

The outcomes speak for themselves, said Mindaugas Rackauskas, M.D., Ph.D., surgical director of the lung transplant program.

鈥淲e hope that when patients come to us, they trust we will put them first 鈥� and be their first step to a journey of better health and opportunity,鈥� he said.

Improving health is the shared mission throughout BOB体育, noted David R. Nelson, M.D., senior vice president for health affairs at UF and president of BOB体育.

鈥淥ur teams of providers work together every day to develop solutions to the health care problems faced by their patients,鈥� Nelson said. 鈥淭his level of collaboration and shared commitment to developing innovative clinical treatments culminates in patient outcomes like we see in our transplant program.鈥�