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.
