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Services > Transplant > Innovative Firsts

Innovative Firsts

The transplant center at Inova Fairfax Hospital, since its inception a decade ago, has been an innovator in transplant care and has offered its community a number of transplant "firsts."

  • 1986: First heart transplant in the Washington, DC, area.
  • 1989: First autologous bone marrow transplant in Northern Virginia.
  • 1991: First lung transplant in the Washington, DC, area.
  • 1992: First kidney transplant in Northern Virginia.
  • 1992: First kidney-pancreas transplant in Northern Virginia.
  • 1992: First liver transplant in Northern Virginia.
  • 1992: First simultaneous heart-kidney transplant in the Washington, DC, area.
  • 1995: First simultaneous kidney-liver transplant in Northern Virginia.
  • 1996: First simultaneous pancreas-liver transplant in Northern Virginia.

The Inova Transplant Center continually strives to provide excellent quality patient care. Combining state-of-the-art technology with a caring concern for people allows us to provide the best in health care to the transplant population. We use effective clinical pathways and a dedicated clinical staff to provide a smooth and complete continuum of care from pre- through post-transplantation.



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