See The Lives We’ve Changed

Children, adolescents, and adults share their life-changing experiences at the Miami Transplant Institute.

Not so long ago, getting a new heart, liver, or set of lungs would have been an impossible dream. But today, the Miami Transplant Institute is making miracles happen for patients of all ages. These are their stories.

Liam Emmanuel Garza and his sister being held by their parents

Surgeons first in Florida to perform eight-organ transplant on 1-year-old boy

Just five years after transplant surgeons from UHealth – the University of Miami Health System saved the life of a Texas infant at Holtz Children’s Hospital.

Frederick Prestler, Jr. carried by his mom and dad

Jackson Memorial Hospital and the Miami Transplant Institute’s 12,000th Recipient is an Infant from South Florida

Frederick Prestler, Jr., affectionately known by his family as FJ, is an active and loving baby.

Erika receiving a call, there's a background of a casino

Grateful for a New Heart: A Local Assistant Principal’s Courageous Fight to Survive

In 2006, Erika Carter-Rolle came down with a bad cold that wouldn’t go away. A few months later, Carter-Rolle was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy.

El Puma smiling at the camera, he is wearing a collard shirt and a gray suit jacket

Internationally Renowned Recording Artist Receives Double Lung Transplant

For decades, Venezuelan artist, José Luis Rodriguez – commonly known as “El Puma” – has entertained fans worldwide through music and television.

Tanisha at the bottom of a slide with her mom standing behind her, they are both smiling at the camera

Grateful for a Second Chance at Life

Junette Paul was five months pregnant when her intuition told her something was wrong. She hadn’t felt the fetus move or kick.

A group of people and physicians at a press conference, some are seated and some are standing in front of a step and repeat

Florida’s First Four-Way Paired Kidney Exchange Transplant Successfully Performed at Miami Transplant Institute

Physicians at the Miami Transplant Institute (MTI) at the UHealth/Jackson Memorial Medical Center are being hailed for setting yet another milestone.

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Transplanting Through a Pandemic: How the Miami Transplant Institute Stood Up to COVID-19

Watch our new documentary to get a unique in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at how we have continued to provide a second chance at life to our patients amidst the pandemic.