Tulane Transplant Institute at East Jefferson
Liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, and lung transplants
When you choose your organ transplant team for liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, and lung failure, you’re choosing a team for life. Saving lives is always an extraordinary moment and it’s a legacy we’re humbled to be a part of. We understand that having an organ transplant is a life-long journey, not a one-time event. Tulane Transplant Institute at East Jefferson celebrates every second chance that organ transplants can bring.
Delivering the highest standard of transplant services in the Gulf South and now, as part of the LCMC Health family, Tulane Transplant Institute’s legacy of life is patients continuously pioneering the latest in transplant care. With our new home at East Jefferson General Hospital, we’re bringing next level technology, expertise, support, care environment, and patient access to our transplant services.
Our legacy of life: Tulane Transplant Institute at East Jefferson
In 1959, the first living donor kidney transplant was performed at Tulane Hospital in New Orleans. And since then, we never stopped raising the bar. Today, we're a leader in organ transplants in our region and as part of the LCMC Health family, Tulane Transplant Institute at East Jefferson is truly building a Legacy of Life with next level transplant surgery and comprehensive treatment for patients experiencing liver, kidney, pancreas, heart, and lung failure.
With more than six decades of transplant experience, Tulane’s expertise is unmatched, and our outcomes have consistently met national standards. When it comes to making life better for people who’ve experienced organ failure and transplantation, Tulane Transplant Institute at EJGH is your team for life.
Extraordinary together
In 2024, Tulane Transplant Institute joined the LCMC Health family of providers
and is now located at East Jefferson General Hospital, 4320 Houma Blvd.,
Metairie with a satellite clinic on the Northshore at 101 Judge Tanner
Blvd., Suite 404
Covington.
In addition, LCMC Health and Tulane University Medical School’s partnership adds a new level of medical expertise, bringing the best of community healthcare and academic medicine to the patients we serve. With our long-standing relationship and shared commitment to training the next generation of healthcare providers. Together, we are not only increasing access to comprehensive, specialty care across our region, but also advancing groundbreaking research, innovative technology, and lifesaving treatments.
Questions?
To learn more, please contact the Tulane Transplant Institute at 504-988-5344.
