Referral Process for Intestinal Transplantation
The process of deciding if intestinal transplantation is a treatment option for a patient starts with the referral to a transplant team that specializes in these types of transplants. Usually, a patient’s primary physician, gastroenterologist, or surgeon will contact the transplant center directly and provide access to the patient’s medical records and history. Patients can refer themselves directly without going through their primary physician however, as an important aspect of the assessment is the patient’s past medical history, contact with the referring physicians is recommended.
Referrals should be directed to:
Douglas G. Farmer, MD.
Director, Intestinal Transplant Program
Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center
Box 957054,
Room 8501, RRUCLA
Los Angeles, California, USA 90095-7054
310-267-9612 Surgical office
310-267-3590 Surgical office fax
310-825-2175 Transplant office
310-206-0166 Transplant office fax
dgfarmer@mednet.ucla.edu
Intestinal Transplant Links and Downloads
What is the Intestine: Introduction to Intestinal Transplantation
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) provides a toll-free patient services lines to help transplant candidates, recipients, and family members understand organ allocation practices and transplantation data. You may also call this number to discuss problems you may be experiencing with your transplant center or the transplantation system in general. The toll-free patient services line number is 1-888-894-6361
