Transplantation Pillars

Since the first successful kidney transplant in 1954 in Boston, MA, organ transplantation has become one of the most spectacular and consequential fields in 21st century medicine. In another historical milestone, in 2022, the U.S. reached 1 million transplants, with a record number for kidney (25,498), liver (9,528), heart (4,111), and lung (2,692) transplant procedures. A total of 14,903 people became deceased organ donors nationwide, and 6,466 individuals became living organ donors in 2022. The success of saving lives by donating an organ warrants recognition of pioneers in the field, which celebrates 70th anniversary. Frontiers in Transplantation provides such a venue to look back and admire the early achievements of those who made a dream of the past a reality of the present. This field has had an outsized impact not just on transplantation but also on modern immunology, which is central to most common diseases.

At Frontiers in Transplantation, we are committed to continuing to remember the legacy of all the people who made this possible and opened a new era in medical science exactly 70 years ago.

We invite short articles (up to 1,500 words + up to 2 figures) in an interview or a commentary format, presenting living or deceased "Transplantation Pillars", for consideration of publication in Frontiers in Transplantation.