Alabama Transplant Center

Director: John J. Curtis, MD

Established: 1998

Mission and Demographics

The Alabama Transplant Center has established an infrastructure for the transplant teams of the University of Alabama Medical Center. It supports and facilitates the organ transplant programs so that clinical transplantation is provided to patients in Alabama and the Southeast in quantity and quality that is considered to be the best in the country. The Alabama Transplant Center has developed a full complement of basic and clinical research and training programs, which maximizes the utilization of the wealth of patient information and material available through the existing UAB program. The Center currently has 24 appointed faculty representing 3 departments and 1 school at UAB.

Center Research

The Alabama Transplant Center conducts specialized clinical and surgical research focusing on specific disease processes related to transplantation. The major clinical impact of research conducted in the Center has been related to the development of transplantation tolerance.

Training

The Alabama Transplant Center presents an annual Transplant Forum and also supports presentations by speakers outside the system at times throughout the year.

For additional information:

Director: John J. Curtis, MD

Email: jjcurtis@uab.edu

Phone: 205-934-3217

Administrator: Christopher Meeks

Email: cmeeks@uab.edu

Phone: 205-934-6380

Approved by: John J. Curtis, MD, Director

Date: April 29, 2008

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