Medstar-Georgetown University Hospital

Address:

3800 Reservoir Road NW

Washington DC 20007

Phone Number: 202-444-3700

Website found here. 

Main Transplant Surgeons:

Cal Satoshi Matsumoto, MD, Program Chief

Thomas Marlon Fishbein, MD, Department Chief

Raffaele Girlanda, MD

Transplant Coordinators: Not listed.

Transplant Social Worker: Not listed.

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Pediatric or Adult Program or Both? Both.

Type(s) of Transplants Performed at the Center (Isolated, Modified, and/or Full Multivisceral): All types.

Transplant Center OPTN Region Region 2.

Most Common Reasons Transplant Center Performs the Transplants: Transplant is used to treat intestinal failure when other treatments, such as parenteral nutrition (intravenous tube feeding or TPN) are not successful.

How long has the center been performing intestinal transplants? Since 2003; Total:  292  Adult: 149   Pediatric:  143

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Does the Center Have a Concurrent Gut Rehabilitation Program? Yes, surgical intervention and TPN

Transplant House or Special Housing for Transplant Patients?

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Ronald McDonald House – 2 in area

• Families with a child being treated at a local hospital may be eligible to stay at one of our Ronald McDonald Houses.

• A social worker, case manager, or nurse clinician from the admitting hospital must make the initial referral.

• Families are admitted based on available rooms, and medical priorities.

• Each guest family has a private bedroom and bathroom, and access to a full kitchen, laundry room, living room, playroom, and outside play areas.

• They ask for a $15 donation per night, but families are never turned away for financial reasons.

• Website can be found here. 

• Address: 3727 14th Street NE, Washington, DC 20017 and

• 3312 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042

Popular Things to Do in the Area (e.g. museums, parks, shopping): The Washington DC area is full of museums, restaurants, parks and shopping. A visitors guide to the area can be found here.