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Methodist Transplant Center

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The Methodist Transplant Center is dedicated to providing our patients with the best service possible, through excellent patient care, research and education.

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Houston man first to go home with new LVAD

Martin Tompkins’ heart was failing him—he could not walk three feet from his bed to the bathroom without feeling completely exhausted. However, after the 41-year-old received a new left ventricular assist device he’s going home with hope.

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Methodist patients win big at national Transplant Games

Three patients who received transplants at The Methodist Transplant Center in Houston successfully competed in this year’s National Kidney Foundation Transplant Games in Madison, Wis.

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Dr. Galati Published in The Lancet

Dr. Joseph Galati, Medical Director for the Methodist Liver Center for Disease and Transplantation, is cited in an article on www.thelancet.com, entitled, "Eficacy of boceprevir, an NS3 protease inhibitor, in combination with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in treatment-naive patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C infection (SPRINT-1): an open-label, randomised, multicentre phase 2 trial."


Methodist Transplant Center Outcomes

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Diabetes, Hypertension & Kidney Disease Symposium

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8th Annual Race for the Pennant

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An Excellent Talk on CMV Management

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Transplant Procedures


The Methodist Transplant Center is the most comprehensive center for transplantation in the Houston area serving the following transplant types:

Heart transplant

LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device)

Heart-lung transplant

Lung transplant

Liver transplant

Kidney transplant

Living kidney donation

Pancreas transplant

Islet transplant

Methodist Transplant Center - Nora's Home

Nora's Home


Nora, Dr. Gaber's 7-year-old daughter, passed away in 1997, and her family made the decision for Nora to give a priceless gift to several other children—all in the spirit of her brief, but extraordinary life. Nora's memory lives on through Nora's Home, a transplant patient hospitality house founded by Dr. Gaber and his wife, Lillian.

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Methodist Sugar Land Kidney Transplant Evaluation Clinic


As an extension of the Methodist Transplant Canter in the Texas Medical Center, the Methodist Sugar Land Kidney Transplant Evaluation Clinic offers patients the same high quality of care close to home.

The clinic takes place every Tuesday afternoon and Friday morning on the second floor of Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Medical Office Building (MOB) #1, Suite 230. Patients can undergo one-on-one evaluations with specialized Methodist Transplant Center nurse coordinators, and complete all necessary testing at Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.

Please call 713-441-5451 to make an appointment.

The clinic is located at 16655 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, Texas 77479.