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Transplantation gives hope to thousands of people with organ failure and provides many others with active and renewed lives.  Learn the Facts »

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  • Liver Transplant
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Intestinal Liver Transplant
  • Double Lung Transplant
  • Liver Transplant
  • Corneal Transplant
  • Berlin Heart
  • Click for Patient Stories
  • Ventricular Assist Device
  • Kidney Exchange
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Face Transplant Program


UCLA Face Transplantation Program


The first surgical program of its kind in the western United States and one of only a handful in the nation.  Watch video of face transplant procedure »

 

UCLA's Heart Transplant Program Ranked Among Nation's Best


UCLA's program is one of only seven heart transplant centers nationwide - and the only one in California - to be ranked at the silver level by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which has federal oversight of the nation's organ donation and transplantation network.

 

UCLA also earned silver status in 2010, when the HRSA organ transplant center survey was inaugurated, is the only heart transplant program in the U.S. to have earned a silver ranking twice.
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The Chain - Premieres May 15 - Take a Sneak Peek 

 

 

The Chain follows the path of living kidney donors using an innovative software technology to change the lives of those around them. Tune in to learn more about kidney chains, kidney transplantation and how you can make a difference. Watch the webisode now » 

 

 

UCLA Performs 1st Breathing Lung Transplant in U.S.


The lung transplant team at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical successfully performed the nation's first "breathing lung" transplant Nov 2012. The groundbreaking transplant involved an experimental organ-preservation device known as the Organ Care System (OCS), which keeps donor lungs functioning and "breathing" in a near-physiologic state outside the body during transport. The current standard involves transporting donor lungs in a non-functioning, non-breathing state inside an icebox. Watch video »

Meet Our Physicians

View Dr. Tamara Horwich's Profile
Tamara Horwich, M.D
Assistant Professor of Medicine/Cardiology

Affiliated Program(s)
Adult Heart and Lung Transplant

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