Kidney Transplant Program

When patients discover their renal disease has reached the point where kidney transplant surgery becomes a possibility, they need accurate information as well as the highest quality of care. The Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is committed to providing excellence in medical care to veterans. The Portland VAMC Kidney Transplant Program, in cooperation with the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), has provided this high level of care since 1959. To date, there have been nearly 3300 kidney transplants performed in this cooperative VAMC/OHSU.

This website is intended to provide potential kidney transplant recipients, donors, and family members with some basic information about kidney transplantation and about the VAMC/Oregon Health and Science University. Our goal is to dispel myths, calm fears, and encourage living donor transplantation.

The information provided in this website is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice or professional health care. Only your physician can diagnose and treat a medical condition.