Tulane Transplant Institute at East Jefferson

Tulane Transplant Institute relocated from Tulane Medical Center in downtown (1415 Tulane Ave. 6th Floor) New Orleans to East Jefferson General Hospital (4320 Houma Blvd., Metairie) in January 2024.

With the same care you've come to trust, our brand-new clinic and inpatient unit will continue to deliver the highest standard of care, but with more ancillary services and easier patient parking.

As an institute providing highly complex services for the whole state, access from Baton Rouge, the Northshore, and Lafayette areas will be improved in this new location, while staying within the New Orleans Metro area.

All patients of the former Tulane Medical Center will continue to be seen by the same care providers and clinic staff in this new location.

Please note all patients on the transplant waitlist will remain in the same status.

About Us

We are your Team for Life. Tulane Transplant Institute has long played an important role in the development of organ transplantation. Since the early 1960's, our physicians have strived to make life better for people with organ failure.

In 1959, the first living donor kidney transplant in New Orleans was performed at Tulane. We are proud of our long history in transplant, and we're proud that we have built on that history to be named a Center of Excellence for liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. As a truly multiorgan program, we offer comprehensive disease management for patients with a variety of kidney, liver, pancreas and intestinal disorders.

With the focus on patient care and outcomes, our multidisciplinary team of dedicated physicians evaluates and treats each patient as an individual. We strive to create a care plan that is comprehensive and personalized, reserving transplantation for patients that fail other, more conservative treatment modalities. Once transplantation is indicated, our outcomes are impressive. We pride ourselves on our results and have performed more than 3000 life-saving liver, kidney and pancreas transplants.

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About Tulane Transplant Institute at East Jefferson

The vision of Tulane Transplant Institute is to be the institute of choice for innovation in state-of-the-art care, cutting-edge research and world-class education in an ethical and compassionate environment.

We base this on the core values of:

• Respect
• Service to Community
• Innovation
• Stewardship
• Commitment to Quality
• Compassion
• Integrity

Our mission is to:

• Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to our patients.
• Enhance the quality of life for patients, families, and communities.
• Be a leader in developing, conducting, evaluating, applying, and sharing scientific and clinical research.
• Provide ongoing educational opportunities to our staff and the professional healthcare community.
• Provide public education about healthcare, organ donation, and transplantation services.
• Educate and mentor the next generation of leaders through the discovery and advancement of science.
• Foster a culture of caring, collaboration, respect, and excellence.
• Support and promote an active partnership in the Mission of Tulane University School of Medicine.
• Contribute to and support the development of ethical public policy the affects the lives of patients, families, and communities.
• Educate, encourage, and empower patients and families to become active partners in their own healthcare.

Tulane Abdominal Transplant

The Tulane Abdominal Transplant Unit (TATU) consists of all private rooms with a private bath and shower. The unit can accommodate patients needing intensive care as well as those who are less acutely ill. Therefore, our patients do not have to move throughout the hospital during their recovery; transplant patients will stay on the TATU throughout their hospitalization.

The TATU caters to all transplant patients: kidney, liver, pancreas, as well as readmission for any transplant patient with either transplant or non-transplant-related medical issues.

The TATU nurses are specially trained, educated, and oriented to the particular needs of the transplant population. They undergo an intensive educational program dedicated to the care of the transplant patient. There is also a nurse practitioner on the TATU who collaborates with the transplant physicians to provide the best care possible for every transplant patient.

We have services on the Northshore!

While the Tulane Transplant Institute will see patients and perform procedures at our new East Jefferson General Hospital location, we also continue to see patients at our Northshore, outpatient clinic, located on the Lakeview Hospital campus in Covington. Contact our Northshore clinic at 985.867.4223.