Compassionate care for patients and families, as well as experienced medical and allied health teams, are hallmarks of Mayo Clinic's transplantation services. Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, offers heart, kidney, liver, lung, and pancreas transplants. Bone marrow transplants (BMTs, or blood and marrow transplants) are offered through the Division of Hematology.

Abdominal transplant procedures are performed at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, in operating rooms that are specially set up for these complex operations. After each transplant, patients are cared for by staff members experienced in the needs of patients recovering from transplant surgery.

Mayo Clinic sees outpatients with transplant surgical issues from across the U.S. and around the world, as well as from the large local population. See Learn about transplant patient stories.

In addition, the Division of Subspecialty General Surgery at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, has one of the largest and most experienced groups of gastroenterologic, hepato-pancreatico-biliary (HPB) and general surgeons in the United States. Gastrointestinal surgeons provide comprehensive diagnosis, management, and follow-up of surgical disorders of the liver, pancreas, biliary, gastrointestinal tract, and related conditions. The staff surgeons perform more than 7,000 operations annually and have a combined 172 years of experience.

Besides caring for patients in their clinical practices, Mayo Clinic's faculty members are committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty have published and lectured extensively and are recognized leaders in their fields. You have direct access to these individuals throughout the fellowship.

During the Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship, you also have access to these resources and support services: 

• Secretarial services for patient care and academic activities
• Computer support for Internet, literature search, slide creation, database, word processing, and email
• Graphic services for slide and poster presentations
• Office and workspace for fellows
• Computerized patient records system that allows immediate access to medical records from any workstation

From the program directors

We thank you for considering the Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for your training. The two years spent in transplant training can be arduous and at times even trying – but they are also fulfilling and can be overwhelmingly joyous. You will be joining a small, worldwide community of surgeons who have an enormous impact on patients’ lives.

As transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeons, we are given the opportunity and privilege to treat patients at their sickest. And we take that very seriously. However, that does not mean that we should not enjoy our work and training. That is what we do well here. Our staff love what they do, and it shows in their commitment to work and their partners. We are always here for each other, and that same sentiment flows to the fellows as well.

With our high volumes, we have no doubt you will be fully trained as a transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon. We also want you to enjoy your training, so we strive to create an environment that lends to teaching and discourse and keeps in mind your well-being and home life. We want you to look back on your time in fellowship and smile. Even, maybe miss it a little bit.

Ty Diwan, M.D. 
Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Program Director

Susanne Warner, M.D.
Abdominal Transplant and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Associate Program Director

Pictured left-to-right: Drs. Diwan and Warner.

Faculty

Besides caring for patients in their clinical practices, Mayo Clinic's faculty members are committed to teaching and facilitating the growth of medical knowledge. Many of our faculty have published and lectured extensively and are recognized leaders in their fields. You have direct access to these individuals throughout the fellowship.