The pediatric abdominal 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
Riley Children’s 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. (Latest article published in 2025.)
Total Abdominal Organs Transplanted at IU Health Transplant at Riley Children’s Health: 2021 – 2025*
Specialized programs
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Intestine Transplant Program 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
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■ Only center in Indiana approved to perform all pediatric organ transplants ■ Eight pediatric surgeons dedicated solely to abdominal transplantation ■ One of only seven centers in the nation to perform more than 67 pediatric intestine or multivisceral transplants; have performed intestine transplants since 2003 ■ Dedicated organ transplant unit staffed by nurses specially trained to care for pediatric transplant recipients ■ More than 1,000 pediatric abdominal organ transplants since 1969
to facilitate these complex cases. Living Donor Transplant Program Riley Children’s—offering living donor kidney and liver 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. These include shorter wait times and an organ that typically lasts longer. Kidney Transplant Program Our surgical director is one of the most experienced transplant surgeons in the nation; has performed more than 3,000 kidney transplants, including more than 230 pediatric kidney transplants.
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DIRECTOR | PEDIATRIC KIDNEY TRANSPLANT SURGERY William C. Goggins, MD, FACS, F(ACHI) Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network primary surgeon > Connect with Dr. Goggins on Doximity.
* Includes pediatric kidney, pancreas, liver and intestine
Kidney transplant ■ Congenital diseases: Dysplasia, obstructive uropathy, reflux nephropathy ■ Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis ■ Glomerulonephritis ■ Kidney tubular acidosis ■ Nephrotic syndrome ■ Polycystic kidney disease Our surgeons perform transplants for many conditions
Liver transplant ■ Biliary atresia ■ Autoimmune liver disease ■ Liver cancer ■ Metabolic disorders ■ Acute/fulminant liver failure ■ Cystic fibrosis Intestine/multivisceral transplant
Riley Children’s ranks:
DIRECTOR | PEDIATRIC INTESTINE AND LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY Richard S. Mangus, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery, IU School of Medicine Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network primary surgeon > Connect with Dr. Mangus on Doximity.
8 TH IN THE NATION Intestine transplant volume
28 TH IN THE NATION Total abdominal transplant volume
One of 95 U.S. transplant
■ Intestinal atresia ■ Midgut volvulus ■ Gastroschisis
centers to perform pediatric abdominal transplants in 2025
27 TH IN THE NATION Kidney transplant volume
32 ND IN THE NATION Liver transplant volume
8 board certified physicians
■ Necrotizing enterocolitis ■ Short bowel syndrome ■ Hirschsprung’s disease
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IU Health Transplant at Riley Children’s Health also includes the heart transplant program; see Cardiothoracic Surgery.
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