Welcome to MATCH

MATCH is a health services outcomes research center dedicated to the goal of improving outcomes in kidney and liver transplantation. The goal of the Center is to integrate clincal investigation from multiple disciplines in support of the common vision of improving patient care, both before and after transplantation. The Center holds multi-site data from collaborating institutions. 

Featured Publications

  • Nunez M, Gardner J, Syed S, et al. Diabetes Insipidus in Deceased Donors and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023.
  • Berry K, Copeland T, Ku E, Lai JC. Perioperative Delta Sodium and Post-Liver Transplant Neurological Complications in Liver Transplant Recipients. Transplantation2022
  • Dinh A, Ku E. Pretransplant dialysis exposure and outcomes after kidney transplantation - Where quantity and quality intersect? [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 14]. Am J Transplant. 2020;10.1111/ajt.16007. doi:10.1111/ajt.16007
  • Ge J, Ku E, Roll GR, Lai JC. An Analysis of Free-Text Refusals as an Indicator of Readiness to Accept Organ Offers in Liver Transplantation. Hepatol Commun2021
  • Whelan AM, Ku E. Use of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in kidney transplant recipients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2019;34(9):1437‐1439. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfz010
  • Whelan AM, Johansen KL, Copeland T, et al. Kidney transplant candidacy evaluation and waitlisting practices in the United States and their association with access to transplantation. Am J Transplant2022