Dedicated in 1985, the Kellogg Eye Center provides comprehensive ophthalmology care to more than 50,000 patients annually through the work of 21 full-time ophthalmologists and eight specialty clinics. In addition, seven basic scientists conduct genetic studies, drug studies, procedure analysis and disease intervention studies. It is the country's top recipient of National Institutes of Health hearing research grant awards. The first in Michigan and one of a handful of designated transplant centers in the United States, the Multiorgan Transplant Program includes kidney, heart, liver, pancreas, heart-lung, artificial heart, bone marrow and cornea grafting. It is among the most comprehensive multiorgan transplant programs in the country and one of the oldest.
Transplantation is also available for children and infants.
The heart, liver and kidney transplant programs at the UM are the largest in the state of Michigan, while the lung transplant program is one of the largest in the nation. The only center of its kind in the state and just one of a handful across the country, it offers a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, research and education. The Transplant and Health Policy Center, formed through a grant from the state, is studying the socioeconomic, ethical and legal issues related to organ transplantation and other advanced-technology medicine. This is the first center of its kind in the nation dedicated to transplant policy studies. The UM Trauma Burn Center was one of the first such centers established in the nation and is viewed by many as among the best in the United States.