Transplant Institute

Surgeons at the George Washington University (GW) Transplant Institute’s Liver Transplantation Program recently completed the institute’s first liver transplant. The institute expands much needed comprehensive liver care services for residents of Washington, D.C., and the surrounding communities.

J. Keith Melancon, MD, medical director of the GW Ron & Joy Paul Kidney Center, director of the GW Transplant Institute, and professor of surgery, spoke to The Washington Post about kidney donation and transplantation.

The GW Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center and the GW Transplant Institute received the 2019 National Kidney Foundation Community Partnership Award at the 39th Annual Kidney Ball on Nov. 23 in Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey S. Akman, MD ’81, RESD ’85, vice president for health affairs, Walter A. Bloedorn Professor of Administrative Medicine, and dean of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), was one of three recipients of the 43rd Annual George Washington Award…

J. Keith Melancon, MD, medical director of the Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center, director of the GW Transplant Institute, and professor of surgery, spoke to NBC4 for a segment about the GW Transplant Institute and its work to combat kidney disease in Washington, D.C.

Keith Melancon, MD, medical director of the Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center, director of the Transplant Institute, and professor of surgery, spoke to NBC4 at the NBC4 Health & Fitness Expo about the need for more organ donors.

Kidney recipient Chadia Yacoubou and kidney donor Claire Merwin met for the first time on Aug. 14. They two represent the 100th kidney exchange through the GW Transplant Institute. 

Four years ago, Jose Reyes found out he had stage four kidney disease. He was put on transplant lists in Washington, D.C. and in Maryland, but as he started dialysis, his health was deteriorating. For nearly nine months, he waited.

Keith Melancon, M.D., director of the GW Transplant Institute and professor of surgery, and the Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center were mentioned in articles published by The Washington Informer about the importance of kidney education and transplants in Washington, D.C.

Ron Paul, chairman and CEO of the Eagle Bancorp and Eagle Bank, and founder of the Ron and Joy Paul Kidney Center, published an op-ed in The Washington Post about the need for the GW Hospital's Kidney Transplant Institute.