From performance of its first transplant in 1968 through implementation of the new ECMO program for lung transplant candidates and ABO- and HLA-incompatible kidney transplantation (both landmark advances realized in 2013), UAB has a rich tradition in solid organ transplantation.  The Comprehensive Transplant Institute, established in 2011, is a product of the culture of excellence that permeates transplantation at UAB, promoting state-of-the-art care and research across all organ systems.