A transplant team evaluates whether transplantation is appropriate within their program criteria, coordinates donor/recipient assessments when relevant, plans inpatient care, and provides long-term follow-up structure and documentation.

Transplant surgery focuses on the operative pathway and inpatient surgical care. Transplant medicine focuses on evaluation, medical management, and long-term follow-up coordination. Most programs integrate both under one transplant service.

Sometimes, but it depends on each country’s regulations and the transplant program’s policies. The first step is to ask the center what pathways are available to non-residents and what prerequisites apply.

Programs commonly request a comprehensive medical file (prior evaluations, labs/imaging summaries, treatment history, and current medications). The exact list varies by organ type and program policy.

Programs usually have a structured donor evaluation, documentation requirements, and ethics/committee review steps. Ask the center to explain their donor pathway clearly and in writing.

A useful plan typically outlines evaluation steps, committee reviews, donor logistics (if relevant), inpatient pathway, expected follow-up schedule, documentation deliverables, and what parts can be coordinated after you return home.

Many centers provide a structured follow-up plan and may offer remote coordination, while certain monitoring is done locally. Ask what the center expects from your home clinicians and what documents they provide to support handover.

Ask about program structure (multidisciplinary team), coordinator support, ICU/inpatient capabilities, documentation practices, and how they handle continuity of care for international patients.

Compare based on transparency of eligibility criteria, ethical/regulatory clarity, coordination quality, documentation and follow-up structure, and the center’s experience working with international patients.

Some consider Turkey because certain hospitals have established transplant programs with structured multidisciplinary pathways and coordinated inpatient care—while acceptance depends on program rules, legal requirements, and documentation.