Transplant Surgery Research Fund

School of Medicine Department of Surgery

More than 104,000 people are now on transplant waiting lists, with another person added every 10 minutes, and 17 people dying each day while waiting for an organ transplant. Thus, gifts to this fund, which supports research in the Transplant Surgery Section of the Department of Surgery at IU School of Medicine, are truly vital—helping patients live longer and with a better quality of life.

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Transplant Surgery Research Fund

School of Medicine Department of Surgery

More than 104,000 people are now on transplant waiting lists, with another person added every 10 minutes, and 17 people dying each day while waiting for an organ transplant. Thus, gifts to this fund, which supports research in the Transplant Surgery Section of the Department of Surgery at IU School of Medicine, are truly vital—helping patients live longer and with a better quality of life.

Additional Info

Surgeons performing a transplant in an operating room.

Members of the Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery at IU School of Medicine perform liver, kidney, pancreas, and intestine transplants for both adults and children. Along with using 3D bioprinting technology to study liver diseases and alternative sources of organs, surgeons and scientists in the division are analyzing how to make transplants more successful.

Thank you for supporting this life-saving work!

Your giving matters

Jonathan A. Fridell, MD

By making a gift to support transplant surgery research at Indiana University, you are fueling discoveries that will make transplant surgery safer, more effective, and more accessible. Thank you for partnering with us to bring hope to adults and children in need of a life-saving organ transplant.

Jonathan A. Fridell, MD Chief, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery; Surgical Director, Pancreas Transplantation; Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine

Important Disclosures

Please note, the name and purpose of the fund displayed on this page constitute the authorized description of the fund by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. Your gift supports the fund as described herein.

Gifts will be administered by the Indiana University Foundation, Inc. which represents Indiana University, including the IU School of Medicine. This is not a gift to Indiana University Health, and the Indiana University Health Foundation will not play a role in administering these accounts.