News Releases

Ochsner Transplant Institute director featured on podcast

May 22, 2026

Ari Cohen, MD, director of the Ochsner Transplant Institute, is featured in a recent episode of the BackTable Podcast, a leading platform for discussions in clinical care and innovation.

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Robotic kidney transplant gives brother new life

April 22, 2026

When Mark faced declining kidney function, his care team at Ochsner Health took a proactive approach. Thanks to a minimally invasive living donor robotic kidney transplant from his sister, Mark quickly returned to his active life.

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Ochsner MyChart now includes organ donor registration

April 15, 2026

Ochsner Health announced that more than 4,900 patients have registered as organ, eye and tissue donors through MyChart since the health system added the feature last August.

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The gift of life: A living liver donation story

April 7, 2026

This Donate Life Month, Ochsner honors Erin D, a remarkable living donor whose generosity has given two people a second chance at life.

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Fais Do Donate raises funds for transplant care

April 6, 2026

On Saturday, March 28, 2026, The Lipsey Family Foundation hosted Fais Do Donate, a community fundraiser for the Ochsner Transplant Institute, at the Live Oak Arabian Arena in Baton Rouge.

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Ochsner observes National Donate Life Month with bold innovations

April 1, 2026

As April marks National Donate Life Month, the Ochsner Transplant Institute celebrates more than four decades of transforming lives through organ transplantation while showcasing recent innovations that are redefining what's possible in transplant care.

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Ochsner Transplant Institute’s kidney program achieves ELITE Status

May 16, 2025

To earn this level of recognition, programs demonstrate superior results and exceptional performance based on a range of validated, risk-adjusted metrics. Programs with this designation achieve an INTERLINK Performance Model score statistically higher than their peers.

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Ochsner Health Raises Flag and Releases Butterflies for Donate Life Month

April 14, 2025

Doctors, nurses, patients and their families came together to recognize Donate Life Month and National Blue and Green Day on April 11, which celebrates and recognizes the life-saving sacrifice of organ donation.

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Ochsner Transplant Institute among site collaborators in New England Journal of Medicine HIV-to-HIV kidney transplant study

Nov. 11, 2024

The article, Safety of Kidney Transplantation from Donors with HIV, details findings supporting HIV-to-HIV kidney transplants as safe and just as effective as those using organs from donors without HIV.

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