Organ Transplant Resources
American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP)
http://www.aakp.org/
AAKP is the only national kidney patient organization directed by kidney patients for kidney patients. It is a national organization of more than 8,000 members, including patients, family members, renal professionals, friends and institutional members.
American Association of Tissue Banks
http://www.aatb.org/
AATB is a scientific, not-for-profit, peer group organization founded in 1976 to facilitate the provision of transplantable cells and tissues of uniform high quality in quantities sufficient to meet national needs.
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000
A site dedicated to the American Heart Association's efforts to reduce death caused by cardiovascular disease.
Breonics
http://www.breonics.com/
Breonics, Inc. is a biomedical research and development company on the cutting edge of innovative medical products for the clinical organ transplant and tissue replacement markets.
Children's Liver Association for Support Services (CLASS)
http://www.classkids.org/
CLASS is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the emotional, educational, and financial needs of families coping with childhood liver disease and transplantation.
Children's Non-Profit Organization for Critically Ill Children
Jesica's Hope Chest, Inc.
http://www.4jhc.org/
Jesica's Hope Chest, Inc. (A Foundation for Critically Ill Children) is dedicated to helping critically ill children, and its intention is to assist families with medical costs beyond what is paid by medical assistance program and insurance. Jesica's Hope Chest, Inc. would also help provide transportation to and from medical facilities, to help fund housing costs when medical treatment is at a hospital outside of the area, and to help families purchase specialized equipment and formulas.
COTA
http://www.cota.org/customsites/cota/index.asp
Children's Organ Transplant Association is a nonprofit organization founded in 1986 to ensure that no person is denied a life-saving organ transplant because of a lack of funds or a lack of an available organ.
Healthopedia
http://www.healthopedia.com/
Consumer Health information resource contains comprehensive and reliable database of health articles and reference materials from trusted sources on over 1,500 topics. Provides accurate, unbiased information in patient-friendly language on more than 11,000 drugs and medications.
The International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation
http://www.ishlt.org/
ISHLT Quarterly Data Report - North America
http://www.ishlt.org/registries/quarterlyData
ReportResults.asp?organ=HL&rpt
Type=don_p_surv&continent=4
Created in 1981 at a small gathering of about 15 cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation now has over 2200 members from over 45 countries, representing over 10 different disciplines involved in the management and treatment of end-state heart and lung disease.
Living Bank
http://www.livingbank.org/
Non profit and funded through private donation, the Living Bank exists to educate the community about the urgent need for donors so no one will die or suffer for lack of a donation.
National Kidney Foundation
http://www.kidney.org/
A site concerned with the prevention of kidney and urinary tract diseases, helping to improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and aiding to increase the availability of organs for transplantation.
National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
http://www.marrow.org/
NMDP is the international leader in the facilitation of unrelated marrow and blood stem cell transplantation.
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Multi-Organ Transplant Center
http://www.ochsner.org/services/multi_organ_transplant/
Since its inception in 1984, the Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Center has performed more than 2,000 life-saving heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. Ochsner Clinic Foundation is the only Center of Excellence in the Gulf South region for liver, kidney and heart transplants, designated by the United Resource Networks.
Organ Transplant Services
http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dhcq/transpl.htm
Organ Transplant Services (OTS) develops health policies regarding organ transplant issues, serves as a liaison to donation agencies, and administers the Organ Transplant Fund.
Transplant Awareness Inc.
http://www.transplantawareness.org/default.htm
TAI is a nonprofit corporation run and operated by volunteers who are all organ transplant recipients. Their objective is to market products that will promote organ donation by increasing awareness among the general population. It is TAI's hope that their efforts will result in more organs being donated and more lives being saved.
Transplant Buddies
http://www.transplantbuddies.org/cgi-bin/tbx/discus.cgi
A collection of message forums for those who are faced with various facets of organ transplatation and donation.
TransWeb
www.transweb.org
TransWeb: All About Transplantation and Donation is a nonprofit educational web site serving the world transplant community.
UCLA Transplant Services
http://www.healthcare.ucla.edu/transplant/default.htm
UCLA Medical Center is a national leader in the art and science of organ transplantation and is one of only a few national transplantation centers that offer a full spectrum of Transplantation Services for adult and pediatric patients. As part of the largest multi-organ transplant center in the United States, UCLA surgeons perform hundreds of single and multiple organ transplants each year.
UMMC Division of Transplantation
University of Maryland Medicine
http://www.umm.edu/transplant/
The Organ Transplant Services at the UMMC Division of Transplantation are a comprehensive center with transplantation capabilities in kidney, pancreas, simultaneous kidney-pancreas, liver, heart and lung, and perform more kidney transplants than any other transplant center.
United Network for Organ Sharing
http://www.unos.org/
The UNOS Organ Center assists in placing donated organs for transplantation, in gathering donor information and running the donor/recipient computer matching process, with transportation of organs and tissues for the purposes of transplantation, and acts as a resource to the transplant community regarding organ-sharing policies.