What Makes the Comprehensive Transplant Center Unique?

Robert Montgomery, MD, Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, discusses the benefits of coming to Johns Hopkins for organ transplantation.

Meet Dr. Montgomery

Robert Montgomery, MD, Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, talks about his personal experiences with transplant and why he decided to become a transplant surgeon.

Pancreatic Auto Islet Transplantation with Total Pancreatectomy

Animation explaining the pancreatic auto islet transplantation process with complete removal of the pancreas to treat pancreatitis.

What are the Treatment Options for Pancreatitis?

Vikesh Singh, MD, Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist, explains medical management and surgical treatment options for pancreatitis patients.

What is Pancreatitis?

Vikesh Singh, MD, Johns Hopkins gastroenterologist, explains chronic and acute pancreatitis and its symptoms.

Heart-Lung Transplants at Johns Hopkins

Transplant surgeon Ashish Shah, MD explains the heart-lung transplant process, history, and conditions it treats, such as childhood diseases that left a weak heart and lungs.

Heart Transplant in Children: What Can Be Done While Children Wait for a Heart Transplant

Johns Hopkins Heart Surgeon, Dr. Luca Vricella, discusses what can be done while children wait for a heart transplant. He reviews associated conditions, surgery preparations, and treatment options. To schedule an appointment, call 410-614-1501

Heart Transplant in Children: Surgery and Quality of Life Afterwards

Heart Transplant in Children: Surgery and Quality of Life Afterwards

About Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Surgery

Transplant surgeon Niraj Desai, MD, explains the pancreas transplant operation, the combined pancreas and kidney transplant and quality of life for patients after the surgery.

Who Needs a Pancreas or a Pancreas and Kidney Transplant?

Transplant surgeon Niraj Desai, MD discusses reasons why someone would need a pancreas transplant or a combined pancreas and kidney transplant, most often due to diabetes.

Dramatically Increasing Survival for Kidney Transplant Patients

Transplant surgeon Robert Montgomery talks about his research study about increasing the odds of matching patients on the kidney transplant waiting list and their successful outcomes.

Living Kidney Donor Surgery

Transplant surgeon Dorry Segev discusses the kidney transplant waiting list, living kidney donors, surgery, recovery and the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center.

Managing the Health of Kidney Transplant Recipients

Transplant nephrologist Nada Alachkar discusses kidney transplants, candidate eligibility, patient health before and after surgery, quality of life, and Johns Hopkins.

What Kidney Donors Need to Know: Before, During and After Donating a Kidney

Nephrologist Karl Womer discusses live kidney donors, including the evaluation process and qualifications to become a donor, common misconceptions, medical concerns, and long term effects of kidney donation.

Kidney Transplants -- Even if Patients are Incompatible

Robert Montgomery, MD, Director of the Comprehensive Transplant Center, discusses all of the options for patients who require a kidney transplant, including dialysis, living donors and incompatible kidney transplants.

Am I a Candidate for Liver Transplant?

Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon Andrew Cameron, MD discusses eligibility for a liver transplant, donor livers, patients' average age, and other transplant-determining factors.

Liver Transplant: The Surgery, Recovery and Quality of Life

Johns Hopkins transplant surgeon Andrew Cameron, MD discusses the liver transplant procedure and recovery, the incision, quality of life after transplant, research and rejection medication.

Lung Transplants at Johns Hopkins

Transplant surgeon Ashish Shah, MD explains lung transplant surgery, its risks, complications and benefits and what to expect after surgery, such as the kind of scar and quality of life.

Am I a Candidate for a Lung Transplant?

Lung Transplant surgeon Ashish Shah, MD talks lung transplant eligibility, diseases that may lead to one (cystic fibrosis, emphysema, lung cancer) and patients' average age.