Pancreas Transplant Evaluation and First Visit

From day one, you’ll receive comprehensive, compassionate care from our multidisciplinary pancreas transplant team. They will answer all your questions and thoroughly assess your condition to determine your best treatment option. If a pancreas transplant isn't right, we'll discuss alternative treatments with you.

Ask your physician and dialysis team to supply all relevant medical information to us before your initial evaluation, including:

• Clinical summaries of physical examinations
• Surgical and biopsy reports
• Results from any diagnostic tests, including X-rays, heart studies and lab reports

During your first visit, you will meet with our transplant coordinator, transplant financial coordinator and transplant social worker. Together, you'll review the transplant process, your financial needs and your psychosocial needs.

After your first visit, our pancreas doctors will conduct physical examinations to ensure your body is strong enough to undergo transplant surgery and determine your compatibility with living donors. Transplant evaluation tests can take from two to six months to complete.

The tests we perform depend on your specific condition and may include:

Once your transplant is approved, your case is officially activated. The transplant coordinator will add you to the waiting list of United Network of Organ Sharing. We'll also inform your doctor of your transplant status.

It's critical that we have all your current telephone and pager numbers to reach you. You'll also need periodic lab work and yearly tests to be sure you are still a transplant candidate.