Transplant Services Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Transplant Services Center operates a full-service eye and tissue bank that carefully procures, processes, stores, and distributes tissue allografts. These life-enhancing tissues include:

Corneas
Sclera
Skin tissue
Musculoskeletal tissue
Cardiovascular tissue

Through this work, donated tissue helps restore function, improve quality of life, and in some cases, even save lives – making a lasting impact for patients and families every day.

Our Mission

We provide high-quality eye and tissue grafts for transplantation, education, research, and medical needs while honoring donor families and meeting the needs of recipients. We advance donor awareness through public and professional education and contribute to innovation in transplantation.

Who We Support

Donors and Donor Families: Learn about the donation process and how to sign up as a donor.
Researchers: Discover what is available through the Center and how to request tissues.
Ocular Surgeon Portal: Access the Surgeon Portal and find forms.
Other Professionals: See how we can help medical examiners, funeral home directors, justices of the peace, and others.

Who We Work With

Our partnerships allow us to work closely with medical teams to support donation opportunities and help ensure that life-enhancing tissues reach patients who need them.

UT Southwestern Solid Organ Transplant Program: We partner with UT Southwestern’s Solid Organ Transplant Program to help them provide world-class care.

Health Care Partnerships: We collaborate with more than 230 healthcare facilities, including hospitals, emergency centers, and surgery centers.

Transplant Services Center