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Texas Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center
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Making a life-changing difference
At Texas Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center, we are changing lives every day. When patients come to us for life-saving transplants and specialized care, they become part of the Texas Children’s family. We are here for them every step of the transplant journey – from providing advanced treatment and compassionate support to celebrating each milestone along the way.
Here, patients and families share their stories of hope, resilience, and renewed life in their own words.
Patient Stories
Oakley's Story Oakley’s miracle: A new heart and a new beginning
Why Texas Children’s Transplant Center
At Texas Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center, we offer every child and family advanced treatment, compassion and guidance through each step of the journey – grounded in deep experience and a steadfast commitment to better outcomes.
As the nation’s leading pediatric transplant program, Texas Children’s performs more heart, kidney, liver and lung transplants combined than any other center in the United States, with outcomes that meet or exceed the best in the country. From newborns to young adults, we care for patients from across the nation and around the world, including those with the most complex conditions.
Families find reassurance in knowing that a multidisciplinary team of experts collaborates closely at every phase of transplant care. Specialists from across the hospital come together to share insight and expertise, ensuring thoughtful, unified decisions and a comprehensive approach to each child’s transplant care.
As a parent, you would go anywhere to find the best possible care for your child. At Texas Children’s, that level of expertise, innovation and support is all in one place – offering children and families access to one of the nation’s most experienced and comprehensive pediatric transplant programs, and a continued source of hope for the future.