# Jackson Health System

Miami-Dade Nonprofit Academic Medical System


## Page

[Pediatric Portal Hypertension Center](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/pediatric-portal-hypertension-center/)

[Sitemap](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/transplant-sitemap/)

[Living Donor Liver Transplantation](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/living-donor-liver-transplantation/)

[Numbers and Innovation](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/top-transplant-center/)

[Thank You](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/referral-thank-you/)

[MTI Symposium](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/mti-symposium/)

[Support Group](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/support-group/)

[Thank You](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/second-opinion-thank-you/)

[Request a Second Opinion](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/second-opinion/)

[Custom-Made Gowns](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/rene-ruiz-transplant-patient-gowns/)

[Kidney-Pancreas Transplant – More Information On What to Expect](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-pancreas-transplant-what-to-expect/)

[Kidney Transplant – More Information On What to Expect](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-transplant-what-to-expect/)

[Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – The Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-the-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Search](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/search/)

[Living Organ Donor Options](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/organ-donor-options/)

[The Power of Philanthropy](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/philanthropy/)

[404 Page Not Found](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/404-page-not-found/)

[Intestinal Rehabilitation – Treatment Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-rehabilitation-treatment-process/)

[Intestinal Rehabilitation – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-rehabilitation-evaluation-process/)

[Intestinal Rehabilitation – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-rehabilitation-referral-criteria/)

[Intestinal Rehabilitation Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-rehabilitation-team/)

[Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program – Treatment Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo-program-treatment-process/)

[Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo-program-referral-criteria/)

[Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program—Treatment Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo-program-treatment-team/)

[Lung Transplant – Surgery Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/lung-transplant-surgery/)

[Lung Transplant – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/lung-transplant-evaluation-process/)

[Lung Transplant – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/lung-transplant-referral/)

[Lung Transplant Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/lung-transplant-team/)

[Heart Transplant or Ventricular Assist Device Program- Surgery Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/heart-transplant-or-ventricular-assist-device-program-surgery-process/)

[Heart Transplant or Ventricular Assist Device Program – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/heart-transplant-or-ventricular-assist-device-program-evaluation-process/)

[Heart Transplant or Ventricular Assist Device Program – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/heart-transplant-or-ventricular-assist-device-program-referral-criteria/)

[Heart Transplant or Ventricular Assist Device Program – Transplant Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/heart-transplant-or-ventricular-assist-device-program-transplant-team/)

[Intestinal or Multivisceral Transplant – Surgery Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-or-multivisceral-transplant-surgery-process/)

[Intestinal or Multivisceral Transplant – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-or-multivisceral-transplant-evaluation-process/)

[Intestinal or Multivisceral Transplant – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-or-multivisceral-transplant-referral-criteria/)

[Intestinal or Multivisceral Transplant – Transplant Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/intestinal-or-multivisceral-transplant-transplant-team/)

[Liver Transplant – Surgery Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/liver-transplant-surgery-process/)

[Liver Transplant – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/liver-transplant-evaluation-process/)

[Liver Transplant – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/liver-transplant-referral-criteria/)

[Liver Transplant – Transplant Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/liver-transplant-transplant-team/)

[Kidney-Pancreas and Pancreas Transplant – Surgery Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-pancreas-and-pancreas-transplant-surgery-process/)

[Kidney-Pancreas and Pancreas Transplant – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-pancreas-and-pancreas-transplant-evaluation-process/)

[Kidney-Pancreas and Pancreas Transplant – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-pancreas-and-pancreas-transplant-referral-criteria/)

[Kidney-Pancreas and Pancreas Transplant – Transplant Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-pancreas-and-pancreas-transplant-transplant-team/)

[Kidney Transplant – Surgery Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-transplant-surgery-process/)

[Kidney Transplant – Evaluation Process](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-transplant-evaluation-process/)

[Kidney Transplant – Referral Criteria](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-transplant-referral-criteria/)

[Kidney Transplant – Transplant Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/kidney-transplant-transplant-team/)

[Meet The Team](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/meet-the-team/)

[Refer A Patient](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/refer-a-patient/)

[Request An Appointment](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/request-an-appointment/)

[Become a Donor](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/become-a-donor/)

[Locations](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/locations/)

[Programs](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/)

[Patient Stories](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/)

[Why Us](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/why-us/)

[Home](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/home/)


## Service

[Pediatric Liver Transplant Program](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/pediatric-liver-transplant/)

[Pediatric Lung Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/pediatric-lung-transplant/)

[Pediatric Kidney Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/pediatric-kidney-transplant/)

[Intestinal Rehabilitation](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/intestinal-rehabilitation/)

[Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/extracorporeal-membrane-oxygenation-ecmo-program/)

[Lung Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/lung-transplant/)

[Heart Transplant or Ventricular Assist Device Program](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/heart-transplant-or-ventricular-assist-device-program/)

[Intestinal or Multivisceral Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/intestinal-or-multivisceral-transplant/)

[Liver Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/liver-transplant/)

[Kidney-Pancreas and Pancreas Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/kidney-pancreas-and-pancreas-transplant/)

[Kidney Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/programs/kidney-transplant/)


## Location

[Miami Transplant Institute Diagnostic and Treatment Center at Plantation](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/locations/miami-transplant-institute-diagnostic-and-treatment-center-at-plantation/)

[Miami Transplant Institute Diagnostic Center at Pompano Beach](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/locations/miami-transplant-institute-diagnostic-center-at-pompano-beach/)

[Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/locations/miami-transplant-institute/)


## Patient

[From Hospital Stays to Home Plate: Justice Williams’ Liver Transplant with Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/from-hospital-stays-to-home-plate-justice-williams-liver-transplant-with-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Innovative Procedure Helps 9-Year-Old Avoid a Third Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/innovative-procedure-helps-9-year-old-avoid-a-third-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[10-Year-Old Boy Conquers Chronic Kidney Disease with Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/10-year-old-boy-conquers-chronic-kidney-disease-with-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Bonded by Brotherhood and a Kidney Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/bonded-by-brotherhood-and-a-kidney-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Charlize Lopez’s Comeback: Conquering Wilson Disease, a Liver Transplant, and Senior Year of High School](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/charlize-lopezs-comeback-conquering-wilson-disease-a-liver-transplant-and-senior-year-of-high-school/)

[A Daughter’s Gift: Local Woman Donates Kidney to Save her Father’s Life](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/a-daughters-gift-local-woman-donates-kidney-to-save-her-fathers-life/)

[South Florida Highschool Sweethearts Undergo Living Kidney Donation with Help from Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/south-florida-highschool-sweethearts-undergo-living-kidney-donation-with-help-from-miami-transplant-institute/)

[46-Year-Old’s Life Saved at Jackson Memorial Hospital After Deadly Heart Attack and Multi-Organ Failure](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/46-year-olds-life-saved-at-jackson-memorial-hospital-after-deadly-heart-attack-and-multi-organ-failure/)

[Miami Transplant Institute gives Musician a tune-up through living kidney donor program](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/miami-transplant-institute-gives-musician-a-tune-up-through-living-kidney-donor-program/)

[Miami Transplant Institute Cures South Florida Man’s Liver Cancer, Marking a Historic 5,000 Liver Transplants ](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/miami-transplant-institute-cures-south-florida-mans-liver-cancer-marking-a-historic-5000-liver-transplants/)

[A New Beginning, Kidney, and Pancreas for a Devoted Mother](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/a-new-beginning-kidney-and-pancreas-for-a-devoted-mother/)

[28-year-old beats diabetes, kidney failure twice with Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/28-year-old-beats-diabetes-kidney-failure-twice-with-miami-transplant-institute/)

[From Heart Failure to Hope: Marc Pierre’s Journey to the Transplant List](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/from-heart-failure-to-hope-marc-pierres-journey-to-the-transplant-list/)

[The Heart of a Soldier: U.S. Army Veteran Battles Post-Surgery Complications After Two Open-Heart Surgeries ](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/the-heart-of-a-soldier-u-s-army-veteran-battles-post-surgery-complications-after-two-open-heart-surgeries/)

[Miami Transplant Institute Performs 500th Lung Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/miami-transplant-institute-performs-500th-lung-transplant/)

[Man Diagnosed with Rare Autoimmune Disease Beats the Odds with Life-Saving Lung Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-diagnosed-with-rare-autoimmune-disease-beats-the-odds-with-life-saving-lung-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Miami Transplant Institute Gives Young Girl a Second Chance at Life after a Rare Neurological Disease Led to Kidney Failure](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/miami-transplant-institute-gives-young-girl-a-second-chance-at-life-after-a-rare-neurological-disease-led-to-kidney-failure/)

[Fifteen Years and Counting: How a Kidney Transplant from the Miami Transplant Institute Saved Young Boy’s Life](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/fifteen-years-and-counting-how-a-kidney-transplant-from-the-miami-transplant-institute-saved-young-boys-life/)

[Man Receives Life-Saving Heart Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute After Years of Heart Failure](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-receives-life-saving-heart-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute-after-years-of-heart-failure/)

[Local South Florida Woman Saves Aunt with Kidney Donation at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/local-south-florida-woman-saves-aunt-with-kidney-donation-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[South Florida Man with End-Stage Lung Disease Saved with Double-Lung Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/south-florida-man-with-end-stage-lung-disease-saved-with-double-lung-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Man Who Survived Rare Autoimmune Disorder at Jackson Returns for Life-Saving Double-Lung Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-who-survived-rare-autoimmune-disorder-at-jackson-returns-for-life-saving-double-lung-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Pediatric Transplant Team Give Central Florida Teenager a Second Chance at Life at Holtz Children’s Hospital](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/pediatric-transplant-team-give-central-florida-teenager-a-second-chance-at-life-at-holtz-childrens-hospital/)

[Man Suffering from Heart Failure Saved with LVAD Option at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-suffering-from-heart-failure-saved-with-lvad-option/)

[Fort Myers man receives life-saving kidney-liver transplants just 48 hours after listing at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/fort-myers-man-receives-life-saving-kidney-liver-transplants-just-48-hours-after-listing-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Woman Suffering From Chronic Kidney Disease and High Antibodies Saved with Kidney Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/woman-suffering-from-chronic-kidney-disease-and-high-antibodies-saved-with-kidney-transplant-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[South Florida native receives life-saving kidney transplant from sister](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/south-florida-native-receives-life-saving-kidney-transplant-from-sister/)

[Man suffering from severe lung scarring for three years receives life-saving double-lung transplant at the Miami Transplant Institute   ](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-suffering-from-severe-lung-scarring-receives-life-saving-double-lung-transplant/)

[Novel operation performed by Jackson‘s Lung Center in South Florida helps woman diagnosed with emphysema gain her life back](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/novel-operation-helps-woman-diagnosed-with-emphysema-gain-her-life-back/)

[Jackson’s former chief of obstetrics and director of maternity services receives life-saving double-lung transplant from The Lung Center and the Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/life-saving-double-lung-transplant/)

[Florida storm chaser receives life-saving kidney transplant from wife at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/florida-storm-chaser-receives-life-saving-kidney-transplant-from-wife-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Miami Transplant Institute performs first fully robotic dual kidney/pancreas transplant on woman suffering from diabetes, pancreatitis, and kidney failure](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/fully-robotic-dual-kidney-pancreas-transplant-on-woman-suffering-from-diabetes-pancreatitis-and-kidney-failure/)

[Man suffering from severe lung scarring for three years receives life-saving double-lung transplant at the Miami Transplant Institute   ](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-suffering-from-severe-lung-scarring-for-three-years-receives-life-saving-double-lung-transplant-at-the-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Unconditional love saves two couples with first-ever robotic kidney pair exchange performed at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/unconditional-love-saves-two-couples-with-first-ever-robotic-kidney-pair-exchange-performed-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Couple Receive Dual Kidney/Pancreas Transplants 14 Years Apart at The Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/couple-receive-dual-kidney-pancreas-transplants-14-years-apart-at-the-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Woman Suffering From Diabetes and Renal Failure Saved with Dual Pancreas and Kidney Transplants at the Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/woman-suffering-from-diabetes-and-renal-failure-saved-with-dual-pancreas-and-kidney-transplants-at-the-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Faith, Family, and Revolutionary Teamwork Save Noah Langlois’ Life at Holtz Children’s Hospital](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/faith-family-and-revolutionary-teamwork-save-noah-langlois-life-at-holtz-childrens-hospital/)

[Two Lung Cancer Patients’ Lives Saved at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/two-lung-cancer-patients-lives-saved-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Man Bit by Bug in Brazil Battling Chagas Disease and Heart Failure Saved with Heart Transplant at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/man-battling-chagas-disease-and-heart-failure-saved-with-heart-transplant/)

[After Three Cardiac Arrests and a Ventricular Assist Device Placement, 9-Year-Old Boy Receives Heart Transplant at Holtz Children’s](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/a-ventricular-assist-device-placement-9-year-old-boy-receives-heart-transplant/)

[Local Firefighter Receives Kidney Donation from Sister at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/local-firefighter-receives-kidney-donation-from-sister-at-miami-transplant-institute/)

[Robotic Kidney Transplant Marks 100th Procedure at Miami Transplant Institute, and First of Its Kind in Southeastern U.S.](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/robotic-kidney-transplant-first-of-its-kind-in-southeastern-us/)

[South Florida Woman Receives a Heart Transplant on Daughter’s Wedding Day](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/south-florida-woman-receives-a-heart-transplant/)

[The Perfect Match: South Florida Teacher’s Life Saved by Living Donor](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/south-florida-teachers-life-saved-by-living-donor/)

[A Birthday Miracle: A New Heart Gives One Florida Man A Second Chance at Life](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/heart-transplant-second-chance-at-life/)

[A Mother’s Unconditional Love Gives Son a Fighting Chance to Receive a Life-saving Kidney Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/life-saving-kidney-transplant/)

[The Miami Transplant Institute Performs its First Living Donor Robotic Procedure](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/living-donor-robotic-procedure/)

[Naples Twin Celebrating Her Third Transplant Anniversary after Rare Diagnosis of Alagille Syndrome](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/twin-celebrating-third-transplant-anniversary-alagille-syndrome/)

[A Second, Multi-Organ Transplant during COVID Gives 5-year-old Chance at Life](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/a-second-multi-organ-transplant-during-covid-gives-5-year-old-chance-at-life/)

[Orlando Toddler Leaves Hospital After Long Battle of Liver Disease](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/orlando-toddler-leaves-hospital-after-long-battle-of-liver-disease/)

[Grateful for a Second Chance at Life](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/grateful-for-a-second-chance-at-life/)

[Surgeons first in Florida to perform eight-organ transplant on 1-year-old boy](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/surgeons-first-in-florida-to-perform-eight-organ-transplant-on-1-year-old-boy/)

[Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Miami Transplant Institute’s 12,000th Recipient is an Infant from South Florida](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/jackson-memorial-hospital-and-miami-transplant-institutes-12000th-recipient-is-an-infant-from-south-florida/)

[Grateful for a New Heart: A Local Assistant Principal’s Courageous Fight to Survive](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/grateful-for-a-new-heart-a-local-assistant-principals-courageous-fight-to-survive/)

[Internationally Renowned Recording Artist Receives Double Lung Transplant](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/internationally-renowned-recording-artist-receives-double-lung-transplant/)

[Florida’s First Four-Way Paired Kidney Exchange Transplant Successfully Performed at Miami Transplant Institute](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/floridas-first-four-way-paired-kidney-exchange-transplant-successfully-performed-by-miami-transplant-institute-physicians-at-uhealth-jackson/)

[World’s First: Breakthrough 4K/3D Medical Technology Used During Liver Transplant Surgery on 8-pound Baby](https://transplant.jacksonhealth.org/patient-stories/worlds-first-breakthrough-4k-3d-medical-technology-used-during-liver-transplant-surgery-on-8-pound-baby/)