The
Abdominal Transplant Fellowship Program was founded
in 1981 and is is certified by the American Society of
Transplant Surgeons for training in kidney, liver, and
pancreas transplantation.
As one of the oldest and most respected programs in
transplantation, UCSF has served as a watermark for numerous
transplant centers around the world. Our liver transplant program
is one of the nation's largest, has a one-year survival rate of 92
percent (compared with the national average of 87 percent), and
achieves excellent results even with high-risk patients. The
UCSF kidney transplant program, also one of the nation's largest,
was established in 1964 and has completed more than 8,300 such
procedures.
Abdominal Tranplantation at UCSF has a long and rich
history and has been led by a distinguished group
of former (and the
current) Division Chiefs, listed below in
chronolgical order.
John Najarian (1963-1966)
(pictured right)
Folkert Belzer (pictured left) and Samuel Kountz
(1967-1974)
Oscar Salvatierra (1974-1991)
Nancy L. Ascher
(1991-1998)
John P.
Roberts (1999-present)
Major Milestones
- 1964 - 1st living donor kidney transplantation
- 1967 - 1st deceased donor kidney transplant
- 1988 - 1st deceased donor liver transplant
- 1989 - 1st pancreas transplant
- 1992 - 1st living donor liver transplant