infrastructure, the personnel and the ability to pull resources
together in a short amount of time, and that is why people
come from around the world to Baylor,” said Gonzalo
Gonzalez-Stawinski, M.D., chief of heart trans-plantation
and mechanical circulatory support for Baylor Dallas.
Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute is one of the busiest
multi-specialty transplant centers in the world. It is home to
a highly experienced team of physicians on the medical staff
and other clinicians who provide comprehensive transplant
services. A leader in solid organ transplant in the United
States, Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute has successfully transplanted more than 8,200 organs over the past 30
years. In 2014 alone, the team performed 102 cardiac transplants in one year, becoming one of the top two programs
by volume in the country for heart transplantation, with
excellent outcomes.
Not lost in this milestone is the sacrifice made by the
donors. Their generous gift has made new life possible
for these families, and without them transplantation
would not be possible.
“This is the one good thing that comes out of tragedy, this
helps bring hope to donor families,” Dr. Klintmalm said. “The
donors changed all these lives, we are just the messengers.”
For more information on transplant initiatives, contact Melissa
Dalton at [email protected] or 214.820.2705.
Baylor’s record-breaking day
of organ transplants
2 lung
transplants
1 heart
transplant
3 liver/
kidney
transplants
3 kidney
transplants
“There are only a handful of centers that have the infrastructure,
the personnel and the ability to pull resources together in a short amount of time,
and that is why people from around the world come to Baylor.”
– Dr. Gonzalo Gonzalez-Stawinski