Avera Transplant Institute Kidney & Pancreas Transplant

Avera Transplant Institute's organ tranplant program has been in operation for over 15 years, offering kidney transplantation, as well as the state's only pancreas tranplant program. Our proven outcomes can be found on the governmental website www.ustransplant.org.

Kidney Transplant

Avera Transplant constantly improves our ability to treat patients with the latest techniques and technology.

Our experienced kidney transplant team offers a range of services depending on the needs of patients, including:

Living Donation

• How to receive a living donation

Waiting List

• United Network for Organ Sharing
• Kidney perfusion pump for preserving and evaluating organ function prior to transplant

Learn more about the kidney transplant process.

Pancreas Transplant

The Avera Transplant Institute is home to specialists with expertise in pancreas transplant. In response to a growing need for pancreas transplant in the region, we have developed our program under the guidelines of the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Pancreas transplantation benefits people in need of a pancreas transplant due to diabetes type I. For many patients, diabetes has also caused kidney failure requiring kidney transplant. Patients now have the option to treat diabetes in conjunction with their kidney transplant at the Transplant Institute.

We offer different types of pancreas transplantations depending on the needs of our patients, including:

• Pancreas after kidney transplant (PAK)
• Simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplant (SKP)
• Pancreas transplant alone (PTA)