Transplant Services in Lubbock
Patients from Lubbock and the surrounding areas who need an evaluation for potential kidney transplantation can be referred to the UT Southwestern University Hospital Kidney Transplant Clinic in Lubbock.
Services include:
- Pre-transplant treatment: Our team will guide you through a comprehensive kidney transplant evaluation, reviewing your medical history, current treatments such as dialysis, and overall kidney health to ensure you're ready for a transplant.
- Waitlist management: We'll help manage your spot on the national waiting list and keep you informed every step of the way.
- Living-donor program: Our well-established Living-Donor Kidney Transplant Program offers patients better long-term outcomes and survival rates. Our dedicated team will guide you and your potential donor through the process.
- Surgery: Your surgery will be performed by leading transplant surgeons with deep experience in kidney transplantation who use the most advanced technology and techniques.
- Post-transplant care: After your surgery, we'll work closely with you to manage medications, monitor your health, and protect your new kidney for the long term.
Transplant surgeries will be performed at UT Southwestern’s state-of-the-art facilities in Dallas.
Providing the best possible care to kidney transplant patients is at the heart of the UT Southwestern/UMC partnership: Patients will continue their treatment close to home, have their transplant at a facility with some of the best long-term outcomes anywhere, then return home for follow-up care and recovery.