TRANSPLANT: EN ESS

In 2022 the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Transplant Division reached a record high for the number of transplants it performed

According to Division Chief Dr. Tomasz Kozlowski, last year was the best year in organ transplantation across the country.

“We transplanted more than 42,000 patients which is a record high for the United States in the history of organ transplantation,” Dr. Kozlowski said. “That reflects a record high of transplantation at the OU Health Transplant Institute.”

Dr. Kozlowski said the division transplanted 97 organs which is a first for the division “Fifty of those 97 transplants were liver transplants which is also a record high number with absolutely outstanding outcomes,” Dr Kozlowski said.

The medical professional said the division also received its recommendation letter from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network for its advancement and sustainable outcomes in liver transplantation for the last two years.

“The program expanded and we have a designated transplant pharmacist and a dietitian,” Dr Kozlowski said Additionally, the program has been active in various communities and maintained relationships with other hospitals in the country

“We put OU Health Transplant Institute on the map of transplant centers,” he said “We have more referrals for instate and out-of-state patients ”