Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Transplant Institute

05/08/2025

It is a true honor to celebrate the incredible generosity of our living organ donors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Thank you to Pete Healy and Alex Glazier for joining us in recognizing these life-saving heroes.

Dr. Bhavna Chopra, Medical Director of Living Donor Kidney Transplant, Dr. Martha Pavlakis, Medical Director of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant, and Dr. Devin Eckhoff, Chief of Transplant Surgery, spoke about the lasting impact of a single living donation and its effect on thousands of others waiting for a transplant.

To our living donors: thank you. You are the ripples that create endless opportunity for others. Your courage, selflessness, and compassion inspire us all and set a profound example for future generations.

We look forward to sharing more inspiring donor and recipient stories with you. Stay tuned!

05/05/2025

We recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of The New England Donor Services Donor Care Center at BIDMC!

The Donor Care Center is the first in the New England region and is an intensive care unit exclusively dedicated to the care of organ donor patients and the support of donor families.

BIDMC physicians, nurses, and support staff were joined by representatives from Boston MedFlight and New England Donor Services to mark the occasion. For more on the Donor Care Center, visit: https://bit.ly/44Po2pp

05/03/2025

05/01/2025

Dr. Lee and Dr. Chumdermpadetsuk discuss their recently published article in JACS, Qualitative Exploration of Abdominal Transplant Surgeon Perception on Retirement.

For many surgeons, retirement is an emotionally evocative subject, tied to a sense of loss. Dr. Chumdermpadetsuk set out to define an “ideal” retirement for transplant surgeons and identify behavioral and cognitive patterns associated with optimism toward retirement.

https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/abstract/2025/05000/qualitative_exploration_of_abdominal_transplant.8.aspx?utm_campaign=acs_brief&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&mkt_tok=MTA5LVZLSC0yMzQAAAGaIom7w6B2EE-TI4N9ZXUqYZGGa3ojTT41kbA0Q2LMoAdpMjFZbHS9ELiQdvJAOVSjVa1uoDXMojvO6wLW6cGCegry7ypfUIou8pO1xMKG

04/23/2025

Robotic surgical techniques offer advantages for both donors and recipients, even though they're currently only used with living donors. These minimally invasive procedures help donors recover more quickly and return to their normal activities sooner. For recipients, the precision of robotic surgery, particularly in cutting and suturing, can result in higher-quality grafts, potentially improving initial liver function and reducing complications. Additionally, robotic assistance can make complex surgeries more manageable, which could increase the number of eligible donors.

The procedure allows surgeons to approach sensitive areas at difficult angles and with a precision that would be nearly impossible with human hands.

03/31/2025

Thank you to The Boston Globe for highlighting this groundbreaking milestone in medicine!

We appreciate the opportunity for Dr. Martin Dib to share our expertise on performing Boston’s first robot-assisted living donor for a liver transplant. This innovation is paving the way for the future of transplant surgery and donor recovery.



American Liver Foundation

The procedure allows surgeons to approach sensitive areas at difficult angles and with a precision that would be nearly impossible with human hands.

03/21/2025

Happy Match Day! Congratulations and welcome to all of the incoming residents who matched with BIDMC. We can't wait to meet you!

03/20/2025

We are honored to be the first in Boston to provide our patients with the most advanced, precise, and minimally invasive care. Proud to advance innovation and change lives! 👏🔬 💙

Thank you, Boston Business Journal, for highlighting our surgical advancements! We appreciate the opportunity to share insights from Dr. Martin Dib on the innovative options available for donors and patients in need of a liver transplant.

The medical center has the capacity to double its yearly liver transplants with new tech innovations.

02/17/2025

Expert Roundtable

02/14/2025

Today, on National Organ Donor Day, we honor the heroes who choose to give the gift of life. 💙💚

Your incredible act of love and sacrifice has given someone else a second chance at life. Register as a donor and be someone’s hope.

02/12/2025

Cada segundo cuenta en la lucha contra la enfermedad hepática. ¡Estamos encantados de compartir que nuestro primer donante de hígado por laparoscopia y su madre receptora están prosperando! 🌟

Esto es un cambio radical para los trasplantes de hígado.

Si ha estado esperando más de 6 meses para un trasplante de hígado, venga a vernos en BIDMC, donde estamos trasplantando a pacientes en tan solo 30 DÍAS desde que figuran en la lista. Tiene opciones: incluir a dos personas en la lista o transferir su atención para encontrar el mejor camino a seguir. 💪

02/11/2025

Dr. Chopra explains that a living kidney donor can be a healthy adult with a compatible blood type and tissue match.

Living donation is crucial because it saves lives, shortens transplant wait times, and offers better outcomes compared to deceased donor kidneys. It allows recipients to avoid years on dialysis and significantly improves their quality of life.

To learn more about becoming a living kidney donor, fill out the survey in our bio, and our living donor coordinator will reach out to you.