Penn Medicine Transplant Institute

01/22/2026

When finding the best transplant care possible means traveling far from home, the Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House is there to provide comfortable accommodations and a supportive community for patients and their loved ones.

Learn more about the Penn Transplant House at http://spr.ly/6188CmSNg

01/19/2026

01/19/2026

Pasteurization eliminates potential pathogens that carry foodborne illnesses and are a major risk for transplant patients. Protect your health post-transplant by avoiding these raw or unpasteurized foods.

01/16/2026

Seeking community and comfort as a liver transplant recipient or caregiver? Join us on Tuesday, January 20 at noon for our virtual Liver Transplant Support Group.

Email LiverTransplantSupportGroup@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to RSVP.

01/15/2026

Our next PKD Patient & Family Education Group meeting is coming up! Penn PKD patients and their families are invited to join us for this virtual educational session on Tuesday, January 20 at 3 PM.

To attend the session, please visit http://spr.ly/6182Cmqhm. For additional information, please email PKDGroup@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

01/15/2026

While donating a kidney is an incredible act on its own, it’s also inspiring to see the extraordinary things our Penn living donors and recipients accomplish post-donation and transplant. Their stories are a testament to the power of living donation and the ability to live an active life with one kidney.

Take Brian and Noah Clapp, for example. Brian donated his kidney to his son Noah four years ago, and they’ve both gone on to run marathons, ski, bike, and live life to the fullest. In 2024, Brian even climbed to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro with a group of Kidney Donor Athletes!

In addition to taking on these amazing feats, Brian has become a strong advocate for living kidney donation and has dedicated himself to spreading awareness of its life-saving impact. “I hope to help connect people to the issue… to make people aware that donors can lead healthy, happy, fulfilling lives with one kidney,” he says.

01/14/2026

The Penn Transplant Institute is proud to have performed 60 VAD Implants in 2025, placing us among the top 10 highest volume VAD programs in the United States.

This milestone would not have been possible without our outstanding VAD team. Their expertise, innovation, and dedication to personalized high-quality care makes a difference in the lives of every one of these patients. Please join us in celebrating their incredible work!

01/13/2026

Our virtual Advanced Heart Failure Support Group is a great opportunity to meet other Penn patients and caregivers. Join us for our next meeting on Friday, January 16 at 11 AM.

Email HeartTransplantSupportGroup@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to RSVP

01/12/2026

The Penn Center for Living Donation is thrilled to have helped 27 living liver donors give the gift of life in 2025 — our new personal record! We are so proud of our living donor transplant team for this fantastic achievement, and we extend our gratitude to our living donors and recipients for trusting us with their care.

01/10/2026

Blood donation is essential to many different types of life-saving procedures, including organ transplant. This National Blood Donor Month, we celebrate and raise awareness for the incredible impact of blood donors.

If you’re eligible to donate, we encourage you to find an American Red Cross blood drive near you at http://spr.ly/6186RiUkK

01/10/2026

2025 was another record-breaking year for the Penn Transplant Institute! We performed our highest number of kidney transplants, pancreas transplants, liver transplants, and total transplants in a calendar year.

But these are more than just numbers—these are all lives saved by the selfless act of organ donation. We are deeply grateful for the generosity of organ donors and their families, which has given their recipients a second chance at life.

The Penn Transplant Institute also applauds our incredible transplant team for all of their hard work to improve access to transplants and provide quality care to our patients. We are so proud!