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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Address:

One Children's Hospital Drive
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224


Phone Numbers:

412-648-3200
412-692-6116 Fax
877-640-6746 Toll-free


Website found here. 


Main Transplant Surgeons:

George V. Mazariegos, MD

Geoffrey Bond, MD

Ajai Khanna, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS, FRCS


Transplant Coordinators:

Renee Brown-Bakewell, RN, CPN, CCTC
Katie Dirling, RN, BSN, CCTC
Tara Hartle, RN, BSN, CCTC
Pam Kachmar, RN, CPN, CCTC
Megan Nicely, BSN, RN, CPN
Lindsay O’Toole RN, BSN, CPN


Transplant Social Workers:

Jonathan Szolna, MSW
Daniella Decost, MSW


Pediatric or Adult Program or Both? Pediatric Only


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


Transplant Center OPTN Region: Region 2


How long has the center been performing intestinal transplants?

Since 1990: Total:  285  Adult: 0   Pediatric:  285


Does the Center Have a Concurrent Gut Rehabilitation Program? Yes.



Transplant House or Special Housing for Transplant Patients?

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Family House

Each of the houses is equipped with many of the comforts of home, including:

  • Comfortable television lounges, as well as cable television in each guest room

  • Wireless internet access and guest computers

  • Hair dryers in each room

  • Bed and bath linens

  • On-site laundry facilities

  • Communal kitchens with large cooking and dining areas and individual cubbies for guests to store groceries

  • Library areas with ample reading material

  • 24-hour security

  • Manager on premise at all time

Cost:

  • $52 for a single room (sleeps one person)

  • $68 for a double room (sleeps two people)

  • $84 for a suite (based on location; sleeps four people)

Website found here.


Address: 3 Houses in Pittsburgh


Family House Neville

514 North Neville Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-578-8650


Family House Shadyside

5245 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
412-802-8210


Family House University Place

116 Thackeray Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-578-3183



Ronald McDonald House:

  • The Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh provides 74 single family apartments

  • Visit their website here. 

  • The Plaza Building: 451 44th St. – Penthouse Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15201

  • Phone: 412-362-3400

  • A referral must be obtained from a clinical professional validating the child is in treatment. The referral form to be completed will be given at the time of registration to Ronald McDonald House Pittsburgh

  • Guests are asked to make a $20 contribution per night but no family is turned away regardless of their inability to pay

Are there hotels with special rates for transplant patients in the area? There are several hotels in walking distance that offer patient rates. Please visit this site for more details.



Popular Things to Do in the Area (e.g. museums, parks, shopping): There are museums, parks, theater, walking and biking paths and shopping. Please visit this site for more details.



Children’s Hospital is continuing to look for ways to further improve methods of preventing rejection and enhancing recovery. Research includes studying how suppressor cells, known as lymphocytes, behave under the new protocol to determine whether immunosuppression can be curtailed even sooner after transplantation.

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