ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic Transplant reached a significant milestone in 2025, achieving its highest annual transplant volume with 2,065 solid organ transplants across its Arizona, Florida, and Minnesota campuses.
This achievement was reported by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN).
The new record surpasses the 2,006 transplants in 2024 and 1,952 in 2023.
“This number represents new beginnings full of hope for so many,” says Julie Heimbach, M.D., transplant surgeon and director of Mayo Clinic Transplant in Rochester. “This incredible milestone is only made possible by the generosity of our donors and donor families, the resilience of our transplant recipients, and the unwavering dedication of our transplant care teams.”
Despite this progress, more than 109,000 people in the U.S. await lifesaving organs, according to OPTN data.
“Our work doesn’t stop with the patients we serve today,” says Dr. Heimbach. “Through collaboration across Mayo Clinic teams, investing in new technologies, and continued research, we are working toward a future where we can expand access and help more patients receive lifesaving transplants when they need them most.”
Mayo Clinic says its teams are advancing the science and delivery of transplantation through initiatives such as:
Exploring the use of stem cells to prevent organ rejection.
Using normothermic machine perfusion to improve organ preservation.
Expanding living donor paired exchange programs.
Researching artificial intelligence to transform organ transplant.
