Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation | Department of Surgery

1959 Kidney Transplant interview panel
Reporters interview University of Oregon Medical School (now OHSU) staff in 1959 after performing the world's 18th successful kidney transplant.

The Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation provides state-of-the-art care for patients with end stage liver disease, end stage renal disease, hepatobiliary and pancreaticobiliary disease, as well as patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Dr. Erin Maynard serves as head of the division - she and her team continue to expand the volume of transplants while improving survival rates and outcomes. The Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation is active in research and education, and is ASTS-certified in Abdominal Organ Transplantation and AHPBA-certified Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery Fellowship. In addition, our division partners with the Division of Surgical Oncology to train fellows in hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery.

Contact us

Mailing Address 
Oregon Health & Science University 
3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road
Mail Code: L590
Portland, OR 97239

Campus Location
Mackenzie Hall 2160

Academic office
(503) 494-2744

Our clinical work

Early referral is encouraged so that evaluation and wait-listing can be timed to achieve optimal outcomes. Twenty-four hour access to our physician and surgical faculty and staff is available for consultation and referrals. A comprehensive inpatient service provides focused care of these patients with end stage organ failure. Specialty outpatient clinics provide in-depth pre- and post-transplant care. Specialists in hepatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, diabetology, cardiology, pulmonology, interventional radiology, anesthesiology, urology, psychiatry, psychology, dietetics, physical therapy, social services and ethical/pastoral care are all coordinated to assist with multi-disciplinary care for patients. We conduct multiple investigative protocols in transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery. Rapid evolution in transplant indications, transplant techniques, immunosuppressive medication and the development of new approaches are evaluated and applied as clinical situations warrant.

Our fellowship programs

Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery Fellowship Program

Our hepato-pancreatico-biliary fellowship is designed to draw from the multidisciplinary strengths of faculty members in abdominal organ transplant/hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery, surgical oncology, and general surgery. A core faculty of 8 surgeons are dedicated to providing a complete, well rounded, and rewarding fellowship experience with a mission of training exceptional individuals for the pipeline of future surgeons.

Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Program

The ASTS transplant and hepatobiliary fellowship provides outstanding clinical training in transplantation with broad exposure to the essentials of deceased donor procurement of liver, kidney and pancreas grafts and the recipient procedures for these organs. In addition, fellows will meet requirements for certification in living donor nephrectomy and specialty training in Hepatobiliary surgery. A core faculty of 7 surgeons are dedicated to providing a complete, well rounded, and rewarding fellowship experience with a mission of training exceptional individuals for the pipeline of future surgeons.

Our faculty