Educational reference
A clear, structured guide to transplant surgery
TransplantSurgery.org is a concise educational reference covering the anatomy, physiology, and surgical fundamentals of solid organ transplantation — built for students, trainees, and anyone learning the field.
This site provides general surgical education content only. It is not clinical guidance and should not be used for patient-specific decisions.
Solid organ transplantation replaces an organ that has failed irreversibly with a healthy donor organ, and stands among the most significant achievements of modern surgery. Each organ programme — kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and small bowel — has its own indications, surgical approach, and pattern of complications, but they share a common structure: careful donor and recipient assessment, a defined operative technique, and lifelong immunosuppression and follow-up.
This site organises each organ around the same twelve-part framework, so the anatomy, indications, and follow-up care for any transplant type can be found in the same place, in the same order, every time.
Browse by organ
Kidney Transplantation
Renal replacement by living or deceased donor graft.
Solid organLiver Transplantation
Whole or partial graft replacement of a failing liver.
Solid organHeart Transplantation
Orthotopic replacement for end-stage heart failure.
Solid organLung Transplantation
Single or bilateral graft for end-stage lung disease.
Solid organPancreas Transplantation
Restoring endogenous insulin secretion, often with kidney.
Solid organSmall Bowel Transplantation
Intestinal replacement for irreversible intestinal failure.
Coming soon
Interactive learning tools are in development and will build on the reference content above.
MCQs
Self-assessment questions mapped to each organ's twelve-part framework.
AI Tutor
An interactive tutor for working through transplant cases and concepts.
Case Library
Worked clinical scenarios spanning donor selection through follow-up.
Fellowship Resources
Structured materials to support transplant fellowship training.