Kidney Transplant Program

As the only program in New England that is entirely focused on pediatric patients, Boston Children’s Hospital’s Kidney Transplant Program provides comprehensive care to infants and children undergoing kidney transplantation.

The program is a part of Boston Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center, which integrates the efforts of experts specializing in heart, lung, liver, intestine and multivisceral, kidney and stem cell transplantation. Collaboration and innovation are aimed at comprehensive care of patients with end-stage renal disease, including medical management, dialysis and transplantation.

It is the only program in New England that is entirely focused on pediatric patients. Since the program’s inception in 1971, the team has performed 700 transplants.

Living Donor Swap

Children's Hospital Boston, in conjuction with other New England area hospitals and the New England Organ Bank, have coordinated an innovative donor swap called the "Live Donor Paired Kidney Exchange." The program allows a recipient who has a willing donor who is not an appropriate match to swap with another recipient-donor pair. The program is the first-of-its-kind in Massachusetts and is one of only a handful to take place in the nation.

Scientists in the Kidney Transplant Program are working to improve anti-rejection medication protocols with the goal of promoting optimal transplant outcomes while reducing unwanted side effects and complications. Learn more by visiting Our innovative approach.