routine transplantation procedures in allogeneic as well as in xenogeneic organ transplantation. Treg-based therapies for immune regulation after solid organ transplantation Solid organ transplantation is the [...] advanced Treg-based therapies to enhance solid organ transplant outcomes. Our research demonstrates that precisely targeted Tregs can protect transplanted organs without the debilitating side effects of c [...] remains a challenge. Maintenance therapy is mandatory after organ transplantations. Immunosuppressive drugs are crucial for preventing transplant rejection in solid organ recipients. Nevertheless, these pha

wife a year after his transplant At the beginning of March 2004, my phone rang in the morning. A physician from the MHH was on the line. "Come to the Clinical Department. Your transplant is on its way. You [...] family. Until the phone call came. On the move: Burghard W. 20 years after his transplant. Copyright: private After the transplant, I was in the MHH for about six weeks. During this time, I regained most of [...] check-ups provided by the liver transplant outpatient clinic at the MHH. In the Clinical Department, I learned how to adjust the medication. To prevent the transplanted organ from being rejected by the

committee Organigram of the Transplant Centre Copyright: MHH/Transplant Centre The Steering Committee is responsible for the strategic direction and further development of the Transplant Centre. It is made up [...] Schmelzle (Clinical Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery ) Deputy: Prof. Dr. Rainer Blasczyk (Institute of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Engineering) Prof. Dr. Dieter Haffner (Clinical [...] up of nine medical directors from the Clinical Departments and Institutes involved in organ transplantation, as well as a senior nurse. The Steering Committee and its leadership are appointed by the Presidium

the long-term results of transplantation are not satisfactory. In the first three years, around eight percent of transplants lose their function; after five years, transplant failure increases steadily [...] exercise prevented arteriosclerosis in transplanted mice. In heart transplant patients, too, the occurrence of vascular damage was reduced or halted after transplantation. The study results were published in [...] (since 2019) There are still not enough donor organs available for transplantation. In addition, too many organs are lost after transplantation due to rejection and loss of function. The Collaborative Research

man from Rwanda is successfully transplanted Three quarters of a year after his heart transplant, Pierre comes out of the echocardiography room in the heart transplant and artificial heart outpatient clinic [...] of his transplanted heart has just been carried out. It looks healthy. Later, Dr. Heidi Niehaus, head of the outpatient clinic at the MHH Clinical Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular [...] for Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, and his team about the treatment options: The only remaining option to save Pierre's life is probably a transplant. Initially, Pierre's critical

especially in the field of transplantation and immunology. As a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Intergierten Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum Transplantation (IFB-Tx) at Hannover Medical [...] the world of transplant medicine and beyond. Our sincere condolences go to his family, colleagues and close friends at this difficult time. Prof. Christine Falk on behalf of the MHH Transplant Centre [...] us throughout the entire term with his expertise and great commitment. With his knowledge of transplantation immunology and his passion for sharing knowledge, he helped us to always think about the aspects

the first kidney transplant in 1968, the MHH has established itself as one of the most experienced and largest transplant centers in Germany and Europe. Today, kidney transplantation represents a standard [...] conventional transplantation of an organ referred via the waiting list, this also includes living donor kidney transplantation. Since the turn of the millennium, more than 3,300 kidney transplants have been [...] cooperation, especially with the colleagues of the Department of Nephrology at the MHH, kidney transplantation is offered for all common indications after appropriate evaluation of the cause of kidney failure

first liver transplant in Germany in 1973, the MHH has established itself as one of the most experienced and largest transplant centers in Germany and Europe. Today, liver transplantation represents a [...] conventional transplantation of an organ referred via the waiting list, this also includes living donor liver transplantation. Since the turn of the millennium, more than 2,000 liver transplants have been [...] cooperation, especially with our colleagues of the Department of Hepatology at the MHH, liver transplantation is offered for all common indications after appropriate evaluation of the cause of liver failure

café for transplant patients and waiting list patients By patients for patients: Exchange, support and information Are you a patient at Hannover Medical School (MHH) and have received a transplant? Are you [...] head of the Institute for Transplant Immunology at the MHH. From around 17:15 to 17:45, she will report on which vaccinations recommended before and after organ transplantation and will be available to [...] you a relative or friend of a patient? Or are you waiting for a kidney, liver, lung or heart transplant? Then we cordially invite you to our patient café on Monday, September 29, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Emergencies outside office hours before transplantation Tel.: 0511 / 532 2290 (transplant office) after transplantation Tel.: 0511 / 532 2121 (transplantation ward 81) [...] Liver transplant outpatient clinic Liver transplant outpatient clinic The liver outpatient clinic treats patients with advanced liver disease for whom transplantation is the only treatment option. The [...] preparation for the operation and after the transplant. During aftercare, the outpatient team also takes care of all diseases associated with the transplant. Contact, opening and office hours Phone: 0511