Lung Transplant Program

Mayo Clinic doctors' experience and integrated team approach result in transplant outcomes that compare favorably with national averages. Teams work with transplant recipients before, during and after surgery to ensure the greatest likelihood of superior results.

Volumes and statistics are maintained separately for the two Mayo Clinic locations. Taken together or separately, transplant patients at Mayo Clinic enjoy excellent results.

Volumes

Arizona

A total of 6 lung transplants were performed at Mayo Clinic in Arizona in 2025.

Florida

The lung transplant program at Mayo Clinic's campus in Florida has become one of the largest in the Southeast. Nearly 1,000 lung transplants have been performed since the program began in 2001.

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota has performed nearly 600 lung transplants since the program began in 1990, including 51 heart-lung transplants. Mayo Clinic's outcomes with lung transplantation compare favorably with nationally reported survival rates.

Outcomes

Each of the links below connects to an external site, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, which provides many metrics gathered from transplant programs across the United States.

Lung Transplant — Adult

• Florida
• Minnesota

Heart/Lung Transplant — Adult

• Florida
• Minnesota