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Children’s Hospital Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
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Pediatric Transplant Program
Our low waitlist times, experienced transplant surgeons, living donor program and multi-listing option all create unparalleled transplant care — and that leads to miraculous things.
When an organ transplant is the best option for your child to live their healthiest life, the experts at Children's Hospital Colorado are here to help. Our Pediatric Transplant Program has been saving lives for decades and our surgeons have performed hundreds of transplants, including the most complex. Welcome to the best and most experienced pediatric transplant program in the region.
Lowest Wait Times
We have the best of both worlds for families — the lowest wait times in the country for liver transplants and amazing outcomes.
Unmatched Experience
With more than 550 pediatric heart transplants, our skilled team of heart transplant surgeons is one of the most experienced in the country.
Highest Survival Rates
Our survival rate for 3 years after kidney transplant is 100% and our wait time is more than 1 year shorter than the national benchmark.
Why choose us for pediatric transplantation?
Our Pediatric Transplant Program has been saving lives for decades and has become one of the top programs in the country for many reasons, including:
- Excellent survival rates that are consistently higher than the national average
- Low wait times get kids the organ they need before they get too sick
- Living donor options for liver and kidney transplants create better options for patients
- Multi-listing allows children to be listed at multiple transplant centers, helping them get their new organ faster
- Collaboration with the University of Colorado Hospital right next door for adult living donors
- Amazing pre- and post-transplant care supported by an experienced multidisciplinary team
100%
Kidney transplant survival rate after 1 year
94.44%
Liver transplant survival rate after 1 year
97.78%
Heart transplant survival rate after 1 year
Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR), single organ transplants performed between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2024. SRTR data released July 2025.
A Multidisciplinary Team
We bring together specialists from all over the hospital to address every one of your child’s needs — before transplant, during surgery and while they recover. This cross-team collaboration ensures we treat every aspect of your child to achieve the best outcome possible.
Who we treat in our Pediatric Transplant Program
Many medical conditions can lead to an organ transplant. We treat all of them.
Medical conditions leading to liver transplant
Medical conditions leading to heart transplant
Medical conditions leading to kidney transplant
Looking for a second opinion?
Hearing your child needs a transplant can be frightening. Our experts can help you explore all other treatments before taking this major step. And if your child does need a transplant, you’re already in the right place.
Meet families we’ve helped
Emma was on Texas’ waitlist for a year with no luck. After her family multi-listed her in Colorado, she got her lifesaving transplant in one month.
When other hospitals didn’t align with a family’s expectations, they found one heart transplant program that would go the extra mile, in the mile-high city.
Beckett went from being a healthy, active, happy kid to being sick all the time. Through testing, Beckett was diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases — an extremely rare combination.