The pediatric transplant program at Riley Children’s Health is part of IU Health Transplant, a nationally recognized organ transplant center. IU Health Transplant ranks among the leading transplant centers in the U.S. by volume and is the largest, most comprehensive center in Indiana. Our expert clinical care, experience and dedication translate to better outcomes for our patients. A multidisciplinary transplant team at Riley Children’s collaborates to support our pediatric patients and their families before, during and after transplant surgery. TRANSPLANT SURGERY
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
■ Leads a multicenter post-transplant critical care study identifying new ways to optimize protocols for managing newly transplanted patients; established a template for other studies that will result in five publications in Pediatric Transplantation (First article published in 2021.)
DIRECTOR | PEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY William C. Goggins, MD Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine UNOS primary surgeon** > Connect with Dr. Goggins on Doximity.
Total Organs Transplanted at IU Health Transplant at Riley Children’s Health: 2018 – 2022*
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One of 101 U.S. transplant centers to perform pediatric abdominal transplants in 2022, Riley Children’s ranks: 5 TH IN THE NATION Intestine transplant volume 26 TH IN THE NATION Total abdominal transplant volume
■ One of two centers regionally that is approved to perform all pediatric organ transplants
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■ Eight pediatric surgeons dedicated solely to abdominal transplantation
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■ One of only eight centers in the nation to perfom pediatric intestine or multivisceral transplants in 2022
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26 TH IN THE NATION Liver transplant volume 36 TH IN THE NATION Kidney transplant volume
■ Dedicated organ transplant unit staffed by nurses specially trained to care for pediatric transplant recipients
* Includes pediatric kidney, pancreas, liver and intestine
Three-year Pediatric Patient Survival Three-year transplant period: Jan. 1, 2017 – June 30, 2019 Data source: srtr.org; center: IU Health
■ More than 950 abdominal organ transplants since 1969
DIRECTOR | PEDIATRIC INTESTINE AND LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY Richard S. Mangus, MD, MS Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine UNOS primary surgeon** > Connect with Dr. Mangus on Doximity.
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Specialized programs Intestine Transplant Program
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8 board certified physicians
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■ Our transplant surgical director collaborates with referring physicians and other Riley specialists to determine the best course of treatment for each child—use of total parenteral nutrition, other medical management, surgical intervention or transplant. ■ When an intestine or multivisceral transplant is necessary, our team has the expertise to facilitate these complex cases with excellent outcomes.
NOTABLE PUBLICATION
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Professional organization affiliations PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE International Pediatric Transplant Association Richard S. Mangus, MD, MS HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMMITTEE United Network for Organ Sharing/Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network William C. Goggins, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: October 2022 Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation Practices Surrounding Liver Transplantation in Children: A Multicenter Collaborative
Leading-edge transplant surgeries save more lives Riley Children’s—offering living donor kidney transplants in collaboration with the living donor program at IU Health—gives pediatric patients access to the significant advantages that come from a living donor transplant, including shorter wait times and a kidney that typically lasts longer.
** IU Health Transplant is the only transplant center in Indiana with a United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)-approved pediatric program for all organs. This designation is based on the level of training and experience of our surgical and medical directors.
IU Health Transplant at Riley Children’s Health also includes the heart transplant program; see Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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