Organ transplant is surgery that removes a diseased organ (such as a kidney, liver, heart, lungs, pancreas, or intestine) and replaces it with a healthy organ from a donor. Donated organs come from both living donors and people who decided to donate an organ upon their death.

After an organ transplant, a person will need to make certain lifestyle changes (such as consistently getting good nutrition, regular sleep, and exercise) along with taking numerous daily medicines that prevent the body from rejecting the new organ.

By	Healthwise Staff
Primary Medical Reviewer	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer	Philip Belitsky, MD, FRCSC - Urology
Last Revised	January 8, 2010