Penn Medicine Transplant Institute

02/16/2026

02/15/2026

The Penn Transplant Institute celebrated our 60th anniversary with a very special “Pioneering the Possible” panel. Patients whose lives were transformed by cutting-edge research at Penn Medicine shared their transplant journeys with Penn leaders, surgeons, and care team members.

CBS News highlighted two of the patients featured on the panel: Stephanie Collado, a uterine transplant recipient, and Mike Marinelli, who received two lung transplants at Penn. Watch their stories below!

Penn's first successful transplant was a kidney back in 1966. Since then, there have been thousands of life-saving operations.

02/14/2026

Today is not only Valentine's Day – it's National Donor Day, too! Being an organ donor is an incredible act of generosity and love. Join us in honoring all the living and deceased donors who have given the gift of life to so many.

02/13/2026

Our virtual Liver Transplant Support Group is a great place to meet other Penn patients for education and encouragement. Join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, February 17 at noon.

Email LiverTransplantSupportGroup@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to RSVP.

02/13/2026

Saving lives, one heart at a time ❤️ This American Heart Month, we celebrate the life-changing power of heart transplantation.

With 30+ years of heart transplant experience, the Penn Transplant Institute is one of the nation’s most experienced transplant providers. We take on some of the most challenging, high-risk cases and provides life-saving care when other centers say it’s not an option.

We thank our heart transplant team for their amazing work, and we honor the generous donors who have given our patients a second chance at life.

02/10/2026

On this day in 1966, Dr. Clyde F. Barker performed the Penn Transplant Institute’s first kidney transplant.

Today, we celebrated this historic milestone and the past sixty years of research and patient care with “Pioneering the Possible: 60 Years of Transforming Lives Through Penn Research.” Members of our Penn Transplant team gathered to hear from patients whose lives have been changed by Penn Medicine’s commitment to transplant innovation and the power of organ donation.

Thank you to our panelists, Stephanie Collado, Will James, Rowan Machalow, and Mike Marinelli for sharing their stories with us. Check out some photos from the event and stay tuned for more highlights!

02/09/2026

Remember to join us this Thursday at 6 PM for our “Understanding Living Kidney Donor Transplantation” webinar! Kidney transplant patients and living donor candidates are invited to attend. Register at http://spr.ly/6189hH9HL

02/08/2026

Friends, spouses, coworkers, and even strangers can give the gift of life through living donor kidney transplantation! Learn how you can make a difference at http://spr.ly/6182hGtso

02/06/2026

Community is key at every stage of kidney transplant. Penn patients and caregivers are invited to join us for our next virtual Kidney Transplant Support Group meeting on Tuesday, February 10 at 10 AM.

Email KidneyTransplantSupportGroup@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to RSVP.

02/05/2026

Penn lung transplant patients and caregivers are invited to join us for community and education at our virtual Lung Transplant Support Group meeting on Monday, February 9 at 1 PM.

Email LungTransplantSupportGroup@pennmedicine.upenn.edu to RSVP.