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Transplant Center

Learn how Cleveland Clinic Florida has more than 50 years of experience in transplantation surgeries, offering the most effective solutions.
Why Choose the Transplant Center

Why Choose the Transplant Center

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Transplant Center is one of the leading institutes for heart, liver and kidney transplantation in South Florida. As an extension of Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Florida’s center brings more than 50 years of experience and over 3,000 caregivers in transplantation surgeries to the region, which serves the southeastern United States, the Caribbean and Latin America. Led by world renowned transplant surgeons who are dually licensed in Florida and Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Florida is fully integrated with United Network for Organ Procurement (UNOS).

Transplant Center Reaches 1,000th Milestone

Florida's transplant program began in 2013 and in a few short years, the team has transplanted 1,000 life-saving organs, making it one of the fastest — growing programs in the region.

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Transplant Center Programs & Staff

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Our Doctors

We can help you choose the top transplant specialist from our pool of surgeons and other health care providers.

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Transplant Programs

Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Transplant Center is one of the leading institutes for heart, liver and kidney transplantation in South Florida.

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Patient Stories

Patient Stories

Dr. Rodriguez enjoying a bike ride with Dr. Brozzi (left) and Dr. Bush (right)

The Ride of a Lifetime – Heart Transplant Gets Physician Cyclist Back on the Trails After Years of Progressive Heart Failure

Sep 21, 2022

“I am very grateful to the organization and the transplant care doctors – they have become my friends and partners in this ride of a lifetime.”
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Paige and her son, Josh, at his college graduation. (Courtesy: Paige Jerome)

Mom Thinks She Has Bronchitis, Learns She Needs Heart Transplant

Feb 26, 2020

“In a very terrible situation, I felt safe and secure. I just felt like, that night, the doctors and staff knew the right thing to do.”

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Mother from Florida Undergoes Life Saving Liver Transplant After Cirrhosis Scare

Mother from Florida Undergoes Lifesaving Liver Transplant After Cirrhosis Scare

Oct 30, 2019

“Every time we turned around, there was something else happening and not little things; probably 40 different things that went wrong at all these different places—until we went to Cleveland Clinic. That was our savior.”
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