UF Health transplant programs No. 1 in Florida, top 10 in the U.S.

UF Health’s liver, kidney, and lung transplant programs are once again ranked as the best in Florida and remain among the country’s best, according to the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, or SRTR.

The SRTR evaluates transplant centers across the U.S. every six months using a comprehensive assessment focused on several important transplant metrics: survival on the waiting list, the time it takes to get a transplant, and one-year organ survival after surgery.

Nationally, UF Health Shands ranked No. 2 for liver transplants — receiving the maximum points in each assessment area — No. 4 for lung transplants, and No. 7 for kidney transplants. UF Health’s transplant programs are among two nationally to achieve the top ranking in every assessment category.

“We are honored that our liver program is one of the few out of more than 150 in the nation to achieve the maximum 15 bars in the five-tier system,” said Thiago Beduschi, M.D., director of the Abdominal Transplant Program. “We are committed to continuously improving and advancing our mission to help, care, save, comfort, and provide hope.”