UAMS Kidney, Liver Transplant Programs Again Rated Among Best in Nation

By Linda Satter

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) kidney and liver transplant programs have again received some of the highest ratings in the country in a report comparing transplant programs nationwide.

A January report by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) shows that both solid-organ programs scored five out of five bars — the highest score possible — for the speed at which patients obtained an organ from a deceased donor after getting on the waiting list.

This category has the largest impact on survival, according to the registry.

UAMS Kidney, Liver Transplant Programs Again Rated Among Best in Nation

Burdine, second from left, at the Helena-West Helena satellite transplant clinic.