A History of “Firsts” at INTEGRIS Health Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute

About the INTEGRIS Health Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute

INTEGRIS Health Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute was founded in 1984 by director Nazih Zuhdi, M.D. "In founding this program, Dr. Zuhdi believed that Oklahomans had the right to have transplant procedures performed here and should not have to leave the state," said Stanley Hupfeld, former INTEGRIS Health president and CEO. "

The transplant institute brought life-saving medicine to Oklahoma and has continued to pave the way with cutting-edge procedures.

Transplant Services

The Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute is the most comprehensive solid organ transplant program in Oklahoma.

We have completed more than:

• 650 heart transplantations
• 2,070 kidney transplantations
• 10 pancreas transplantations
• 1,460 liver transplantations
• 425 lung transplantations

INTEGRIS Health Advanced Cardiac Care is Oklahoma’s only comprehensive cardiothoracic program and has completed more than:

• 625 VAD implantations
• 700 ECMO treatments

The INTEGRIS Health Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute also assists in high-risk services with the advanced disease management program. The program includes:

• Pulmonary hypertension
• Advanced hepatobiliary disease, surgery and cancer
• Hepatitis C
• eHealth service management
• Complex Critical Care (transplant-related)