The Lankenau Hospital Kidney Transplant Program provides the most modern standards of care in kidney disease and transplantation, in a convenient suburban location. Our nationally recognized program offers:

• Consistent, individualized attention
• A transplant team that works with patients from the initial stages of evaluation through the actual transplant and afterward
• Long-term follow-up in collaboration with the patient's primary care physician and nephrologist
• Experience with the latest anti-rejection medications and treatment techniques
• Patient evaluation for living related, living unrelated and cadaver transplants
• Accreditation by Medicare and UNOS
• Dialysis access procedures

The Benefits of a Kidney Transplant
Kidneys are bean-shaped organs located in the middle of your back, one on each side of the spine. Each kidney weighs about five or six ounces, and is about the size of a baseball. To the members of your Lankenau Kidney Transplant team, a kidney transplant goes beyond life and death. It's the beginning of a new life for the recipient, one that is free from the inconvenience and uncertainty of dialysis.

Excellent Results
The Lankenau kidney transplant team has devised an immunosuppressive protocol that minimizes delayed graft functions (DGF) and decreases the incidence of acute rejection below 10 percent. Over the past five years, the one-year patient and graft survival at our program have been consistently above the national average.

At Lankenau, we see the way a kidney transplant can unite families and bring loved ones even closer together. We are proud to be the providers of this wonderful opportunity and equally proud of the success of our transplant program.

	A Message From the System Chief Read a greeting from Francisco Badosa, MD, FACS, Director fo the Lankenau Hospital Kidney Transplant Program. Get Message!
	Transplant Team Meet the surgeons, specialists and other staff members who make up the Lankenau Hospital Kidney Transplant Team. Meet The Team!
	Your Kidneys and Kidney Disease Learn all about how your kidneys function and how kidney disease or kidney failure can develop. Get Info!
	Surgery and Recovery Learn about the different kinds of kidney transplants that are commonly performed as well as important information you should know prior to and after kidney surgery. Learn More!
	Living Organ Donations Important information about making or receiving a kidney donation. Find Out More!
	Are You A Transplant Candidate? If you're considering a kidney transplant, you should first be aware of the risks and advantages as well as important eligibility factors that will influence whether or not you can receive a new kidney. View Info!
	Online Resources Links to other organizations and resources on the web that can provide you with important information about kidney disease, health and transplantation. View Resources!
	Glossary of Terms Common medical terms and definitions related to kidney disease, transplantation and treatments. View Glossary!
	Insurance Important payment, finance and insurance information for all kidney patients. View Insurance Information!