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November 17, 1999	Contact: Christine Long (503) 494-8231 longc@ohsu.edu
• Kidney Transplant Program Anniversary	Index of current releases | News release archive

OHSU'S KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FACTS Program started in 1959 More than 2,800 kidneys transplanted In the last 12 months OHSU has performed 159 kidney transplants OHSU's team transplants an average of more than 135 kidney transplants each year One-year organ survival rates (1997, latest year available): Living donor: 98 percent (94 percent national average) Nonliving donor: 96 percent (88 percent national average) OHSU ranks among the top institutions nationally for both patient outcomes and transplant volume 80 percent of patients listed receive transplants within two years 78 years of faculty transplant experience (John Barry, M.D. - 26 years; Douglas Norman, M.D. - 20 years; Eugene Fuchs, M.D. - 19 years; Angelo de Mattos, M.D., - 5 years; Michael Lemmers, M.D. - 5 years; Michael Conlin, M.D. - 3 years)