Amy DeStefano

New promise in “beating heart”
Amy DeStefano became the first patient in New England to receive a “beating heart” transplant, which utilizes a device that keeps the organ beating and gives surgeons more time to perform the transplant. Read the story

William Gledhill and Anthony Mele

Domino transplant patients meet
William Gledhill and Anthony Mele met after undergoing an extremely rare “domino” liver transplant, in which Mele received a liver from a deceased donor and donated his liver to Gledhill. Read the story and watch the video

Transplant Center

About the Transplant Center
The Transplant Center is a destination for any patient requiring transplantation, including multiple organ transplants and advanced care options. Read more about the Transplant Center 

Nina Tolkoff-Rubin, MD

Care at every stage
A multidisciplinary care team of doctors, nurses, dieticians, case managers, financial coordinators and others guides patients through the transplant process.
Meet the team

Make a gift to the Transplant Center
Your gift of any amount will open new doors in outstanding patient care, research, clinical education and community outreach at Mass General.

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Donate Life

An advocate for organ and tissue donation
The Transplant Center is an advocate for organ and tissue donation and is finding new ways to give patients a second chance at life. Learn how you can sign up to be an organ and tissue donor