UofL Health – Trager Transplant Center is proud to be one of Kentucky’s leaders in transplant care, with a legacy of advancing some of the state’s first transplant procedures. We welcome the opportunity to partner with you in providing exceptional care along the transplant journey.
Our comprehensive care team specializes in heart, kidney, liver, lung and pancreas transplants. We also offer a dedicated Living Kidney Donor Transplant Program and provide comprehensive care through our UofL Health – Advanced Heart Failure Therapies clinic, in partnership with UofL Health – Jewish Hospital.
How Do I Make a Referral?
Referring yourself for an evaluation: Our transplant center allows individuals to submit a self-referral for a transplant evaluation for any of our organ programs, as well as the Advanced Heart Failure Therapies clinic. To make a self-referral, please select “Patient” from the first question’s drop-down menu.
Referring a patient: Our transplant center works closely with referring providers to ensure a seamless and supportive experience for all our organ programs and the Advanced Heart Failure Therapies clinic. To make a patient referral, please select "Provider" from the first question's drop-down menu.
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact the appropriate transplant organ team directly:
Advanced Heart Failure/VAD: 502-587-4384
Heart/Lung: 502-587-4384
Kidney/Liver/Pancreas/Living Kidney Donor: 502-587-4358
Referral Form
For Referring Providers | Seamless Kidney and Pancreas Referrals with TxAccess
UofL Health – Trager Transplant Center has partnered with TxAccess, a digital platform designed to enhance continuity of care for transplant patients. TxAccess improves coordination between transplant centers, nephrology practices and dialysis facilities, ensuring seamless communication and real-time access to critical patient information.
This secure and user-friendly platform also allows you to submit new kidney and pancreas referrals electronically, exchange messages and documents linked to individual patients and track progress through every step of the transplant process.
To get started, please email Kerri Byerly at Kerri.Byerly@UofLHealth.org to request access for your practice.
After onboarding, you’ll have a personalized dashboard displaying the status of all patients you’ve referred to Trager Transplant Center, including upcoming appointments (and appointment history), outstanding tests and other information for insight into the patient journey with the transplant program — all directly synced from our electronic medical record.
