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:

For more details on active ISN-TTS Sister Transplant Centers Partnerships, please click here

Pairing Name	2024	Region	Co-sponsor	Emerging Center (EC)	EC Liaison	Supporting Center (SC)	SC Liaison	Mentoring Center (MC)	MC Liaison
Graduation
STC Colombia - USA	G	Latin America	TTS	Fundacion Valle del Lili	Dr. Jaime M. Restrepo	Boston Children's Hospital (BCH)	Dr. Nancy M. Rodig
Upgrade to Level A
STC Vietnam - Australia2	A	OSEA	TTS	Children's Hospital 2, Ho Chi Minh City	Dr. Huynh Quynh	Sydney Children's Hospital Network	Dr. Siah Kim
STC Vietnam - Vietnam - Australia	A	OSEA	TTS	Thong Nhat Hospital	Dr. Quang Van Ly	Cho Ray Hospital	Dr. Huong Tran	Westmead Hospital, Sydney	Dr. David Harris
Current Year 2 at Level A
STC Nepal - UK	A	South Asia	TTS	Human Organ Transplant Center	Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha	Freeman Hospital	Dr. Frankie Dowen
Upgrade to Level B
STC Laos-Thailand	B	OSEA	TTS	Mittaphab Hospital	Dr. Chanmaly Keomany Dr. Noot Sengthavisouk	Ramathibodi Hospital	Prof. Surasak Kantachuvesiri
Current Year 2 at Level B
STC Argentina-USA	B	Latin America	TTS	Clínica Privada Velez Sarsfield	Dr. Rafael Maldonado	Cleveland Clinic	Dr. Emilio Poggio
STC India-UK1	B	South Asia	TTS	Department of Nephrology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research	Prof. Arpita Raychaudhury	St George's University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust	Prof. Debasish Banerjee
STC Sri Lanka-Spain	B	South Asia	TTS	Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital	Dr. Niroshan Seneviratne	University of Barcelona	Dr. Chloe Balleste
STC India-USA13	B	South Asia	TTS	Pediatric Nephrology Division, Christian Medical College	Dr. Indira Agarwal	Pediatric Transplant Unit, Pediatric Nephrology Division, Emory Children's Hospital Atlanta	Dr. Rouba Garro
STC Nigeria - South Africa	HB	Africa	TTS	University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital	Dr. Ifeoma Ulasi Dr. Ugochi Onu	Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town	Dr Zunaid Barday Dr Tinus Du Toit
Current Year 2 at Level C
STC Vietnam-USA	C	OSEA	TTS	National Children's Hospital	Dr. Huong Nguyen	Emory Children's Hospital Atlanta	Dr. Larry Greenbaum
STC Tanzania-India	C	Africa	TTS	Muhimbili National Hospital	Dr. Jonathan Willbard Mngumi	Christian Medical College, Vellore	Dr. Santosh Varughese
STC Sri Lanka-UK	C	South Asia	TTS	Nephrology and Transplant Unit, Teaching Hospital Jaffna	Dr. Brammah (B.U.E.W.DURAISWAMY) R Thangarajah	Renal Unit- Royal Infirmary Edinburgh	Dr. Paul Phalen
STC India-UK2	C	South Asia	TTS	Mehta Multispeciality Hospitals India Private Limited	Dr. Sukanya Govindan	Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health	Dr. Stephen Marks
STC Haiti-USA	HC	Latin America	TTS	Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais	Dr. Philip Cleophat	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston	Dr. Aditya Pawar
STC Malaysia-Singapore	HC	OSEA	TTS	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)	Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Abdul Hafidz	Singapore General Hospital-Health Sciences Authority (SGH-HSA)	Dr. Terence Kee Yi Shern
New Partnership (Year 1 at Level C)
STC Colombia-Colombia-USA	C	Latin America	TTS	Hospital Universitario San José de Popayán	Dr. David Ballesteros	Fundación Valle del Lili	Dr. Jessica María Forero Delgadillo Dr. Jaime M. Restrepo	Boston Children's Hospital	Dr. Nancy Rodig
STC Nigeria-USA15	C	Africa	TTS	Federal Medical Centre Umuahia Abia State	Dr. Chimezie Godswill Okwuonu	University of Virginia Health Systems	Prof. Rasheed Balogun

How to Apply

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.

Sister Centers Pair Testimonial

Support

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.