ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC)

ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers (STC)

The program is a joint partnership between ISN and The Transplantation Society (TTS) to help establish new kidney transplant centers and develop existing kidney transplant programs in emerging countries. Please note that the program is open to all ISN and TTS members.

This initiative fosters partnerships between experienced transplant centers in the developed regions (Supporting Centers or SCs) and new and developing transplant centers (Emerging Centers or ECs) in low-resource regions, providing a framework and funding for up to six years of collaboration if adequate progress is made.

After six- years of improvement on the program, graduated centers are encouraged to support a third center within their region and therefore sustain the impact of their training and help other centers to develop. 

Active ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers Partnerships:

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Pairing Name2025RegionCo-sponsorEmerging Center (EC)EC LiaisonSupporting Center (SC)SC LiaisonMentoring Center (MC)MC Liaison
Graduation
STC Nepal - UKGSouth AsiaTTSHuman Organ Transplant CenterDr. Pukar Chandra ShresthaFreeman HospitalDr. Frankie Dowen
Upgrade to Level A
STC Argentina-USAALatin AmericaTTSClínica Privada Velez SarsfieldDr. Rafael MaldonadoCleveland ClinicDr. Emilio Poggio
STC India-UK1ASouth AsiaTTSDepartment of Nephrology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, KolkataProf. Arpita RaychaudhurySt George's University Hospital NHS Foundation TrustProf. Debasish Banerjee
STC India-USA13ASouth AsiaTTSPediatric Nephrology Division, Christian Medical
College, Vellore
Dr. Indira AgarwalPediatric Transplant Unit, Pediatric Nephrology
Division, Emory Children's Hospital Atlanta
Dr. Rouba Garro
Current Year 2 at Level A
STC Vietnam - Australia2AOSEATTSChildren's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh CityDr. Huynh QuynhSydney Children's Hospital NetworkDr. Siah Kim
STC Vietnam - Vietnam - AustraliaAOSEATTSThong Nhat HospitalDr. Quang Van LyCho Ray HospitalDr. Huong TranWestmead Hospital, SydneyDr. David Harris
Upgrade to Level B
STC Vietnam-USABOSEATTSNational Children's HospitalDr. Huong NguyenEmory Children's Hospital AtlantaDr. Larry Greenbaum
STC India-UK2BSouth AsiaTTSMehta Multispeciality Hospitals India Private LimitedDr. Sukanya GovindanGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child HealthProf. Stephen Marks
STC Malaysia-SingaporeBOSEATTSUniversiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Abdul HafidzSingapore General Hospital-Health Sciences Authority (SGH-HSA)Dr. Terence Kee Yi Shern
Current Year 2 at Level B
STC Laos-ThailandBOSEATTSMittaphab HospitalDr. Noot SengthavisoukRamathibodi HospitalProf. Surasak Kantachuvesiri
STC Sri Lanka-SpainHBSouth AsiaTTSSri Jayawardenepura General HospitalDr. Niroshan SeneviratneUniversity of BarcelonaDr. Chloe Balleste
STC Nigeria - South AfricaHBAfricaTTSUniversity of Nigeria Teaching HospitalDr. Ifeoma Ulasi
Groote Schuur Hospital Cape TownDr Zunaid Barday
Current Year 2 at Level C
STC Colombia-Colombia-USACLatin AmericaTTSHospital Universitario San José de PopayánDr. David BallesterosFundación Valle del LiliDr. Jaime M. RestrepoBoston Children's HospitalDr. Nancy Rodig
STC Nigeria-USA15CAfricaTTSFederal Medical Centre Umuahia Abia StateDr. Chimezie Godswill OkwuonuUniversity of Virginia Health SystemsProf. Rasheed Balogun
STC Tanzania-IndiaHCAfricaTTSMuhimbili National HospitalDr. Jonathan Willbard MngumiChristian Medical College, VelloreProf. Santosh Varughese
STC Sri Lanka-UKHCSouth AsiaTTSNephrology and Transplant Unit, Teaching Hospital JaffnaDr. Brammah (B.U.E.W.DURAISWAMY) R ThangarajahRenal Unit- Royal Infirmary EdinburghDr. Paul Phalen
STC Haiti-USAHCLatin AmericaTTSHôpital Universitaire de MirebalaisDr. Philip CleophatBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), BostonDr. Aditya Pawar
New Partnership (Year 1 at Level C)
STC Philippines-Philippines-SpainCOSEATTSCotabato Regional Medical CenterDr. Mary Ann C. LuSouthern Philippines Medical CenterDr. Maria Theresa Bad-angHospital Clínic, University of BarcelonaDr. Fritz Diekmann
STC Nigeria-CanadaCAfricaTTSAdult and Paediatric Nephrology Unit, University College Hospital Ibadan, Oyo StateDr. Adebowale D AdemolaNephrology Section, Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AlbertaDr. Julian Midgley
STC Peru-USACLatin AmericaTTSUnidad de Trasplante Renal, Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati MartinsDr. Renzo P. Valdivia-Vega
Yale HealthDr. Daniel Guevara
STC Zambia-USACAfricaTTSUniversity Teaching Hospital of LusakaDr. Aggrey MweembaStanford UniversityDr. Maha Abdalla Mohamed
STC Zambia-SpainCAfricaTTSNdola Teaching HospitalDr. Justor BandaUniversity Hospital of A CoruñaDr. Javier Rodríguez-Rivera

Please read the Guidelines carefully here to ensure that all criteria are met before applying here. The deadline to apply is October 15.

Applications are reviewed by ISN staff and the ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers Committee.

This program is a joint initiative of the ISN and the TTS. If you would like to support a Sister Transplant Center, please contact us via the contact section below.

For all inquiries on the STC Program, please contact the Sister Transplant Center Coordinator at STC@theisn.org.

The STC program is supported by the ISN-TTS STC Committee.

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