Bringing transplant care closer to home since 2019
Trusted, accessible transplant care from an academic medical center for those across West Virginia and surrounding regions
Bringing transplant care closer to home since 2019
WVU Transplant Alliance completed its first heart transplant in 2019 and kidney transplant in 2020. Since then, our team has helped many patients from West Virginia and surrounding regions to navigate complex medical challenges, explore transplant candidacy, and make informed decisions regarding their health.
Focus on Patients
Our multidisciplinary teams work together with the mission of providing exceptional, patient-centered organ transplant care in West Virginia. We work tirelessly to reach those suffering from chronic or end-stage heart or kidney disease, offering trusted, state-of-the-art care in an area with some of the highest rates of both heart and kidney disease in the nation. We do this by:
- Using novel approaches to care
- Demonstrating excellent outcomes in transplant success,
- Empowering staff and clinicians to provide a tailored, comprehensive experience for each patient.
Multidisciplinary Approach
Research shows multidisciplinary teams in healthcare maintain higher levels of chronic illness management and improved patient outcomes. At WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance, we offer this same level of comprehensive care to every patient we encounter. Throughout your transplant journey, your care is coordinated by a collaboration of professionals with different backgrounds and expertise. From evaluation to post-transplant maintenance and recovery, our multidisciplinary team approach offers a comprehensive, specialized approach to organ transplant care.
Your integrated team at WVU Medicine Transplant Alliance may include:
Transplant Cardiologist/Nephrologist
Your transplant cardiologist or nephrologist will help to oversee medical care of the affected organ prior to and after surgery.
Transplant Coordinator/Living Donor Coordinator
This individual will offer support and guidance throughout the transplant process, from beginning to end.
Transplant Dietitian
Transplant Financial Coordinator
This person is available to talk through insurance coverage, as well as potential costs of transplant, medications, and care.
Transplant Infectious Disease (ID)
Transplant Pathologist
Transplant Pharmacist
A transplant pharmacist manages the medication regimens of patients undergoing organ transplantation, which includes overseeing immunosuppressants, providing guidance on potential drug interactions, and educating patients on prescribed medications.
Transplant Service Representative
Transplant service representatives answer phones, check individuals into clinics, connect patients with team members, and assist in arranging patient testing.