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Welcome to the VA Portland Transplant Program

At VA Portland Health Care System, we specialize in liver and kidney transplant as well as hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery. We are very proud to say that we also assist living kidney donors from evaluation to donation at our program. You can find information about our transplant center by clicking on the various links below. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns and we will be happy to assist you.

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About Us

Our Background

The VA Portland Transplant Program was founded in 1987.  It is home to the first liver transplant in the Northwest and VA system.  The kidney and living kidney transplant program was introduced in 2001, and remains the only VA center in the Western United States to specialize in kidney transplants. The program’s patient and graft survival statistics consistently exceed expected national outcomes. Our approach is tailored to include you, as an equal partner, in the decision-making process in achieving successful outcomes.

Our other services include specialization in hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgeries.  You may find additional information about our growing program and services on this site.  We welcome you to contact us with any questions and thank you for trusting us with your care.

 

Our Staff

The transplant program is staffed with highly skilled, multi-disciplinary members which include:

Kidney Transplant

Pre-Kidney Transplant

Serum Mailing Tube Request - For Actively Waitlisted Veterans

Are you on the Kidney Waitlist? Do you need more serum mailing tubes?

Please call the Lab of Immunogenetics and Transplantation (LIT): 1-800-457-4832

Post-Kidney Transplant

Living Donor Kidney Transplant

Donate Life: Home | Donate Life Northwest (donatelifenw.org)

Liver Transplant

Pre-Liver Transplant

Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) Program Information Sheet

Resources

The Scientific Registry of Transplant Patient (SRTR) compares about 250 transplant centers and provides a bi-yearly report on how our program compares on a variety of metrics. You can view our SRTR program summary and reports here: Kidney and Liver.

Contact Us

Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Portland Campus – Transplant Center Offices

3710 S.W. U.S. Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR 97239

P-3 Transplant

Phone: 503-721-7860

  • Prompt 1 for Liver Transplant
  • Prompt 2 for Kidney Transplant
  • Prompt 3 for Living Donor - Kidney
  • Prompt 4 for All Other Organ
  • Prompt 5 for Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB)

Toll Free/After Hours: 1-800-949-1004, Prompt 0 and ask for the Transplant Nurse Coordinator on call

Fax:

For non-urgent questions, please feel free to send us a secure email through MyHealtheVet.

 

Vancouver Campus – Patient Transplant Lodge (Building 18)

1601 East Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98661

Patient Transplant Lodge, Building 18