Emory University
Hospital
1364 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta GA 30322
Iris Bordeaux
LCSW, 404-712-4185
Illinois Transplant Support Services
University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 South Maryland Ave. MC1098
Chicago IL 60637
Peggy Baker, LCSW, 312-702-6730
Pre- and Post-Transplant Family Support Groups
Kidney and Liver Transplant Educational Sessions
University of Chicago Hospitals
5841 South Maryland Ave. MC 1098
Chicago IL 60637
Peggy Baker, LCSW, 312-702-6730
Kidney Liver
New Beginnings Quad City Area Transplant Support Group
1205 35th St.
Moline IL 61265
Laury Heckenkamp, 309-797-9450
Open to All
Organ Transplant Support Inc. (OTS)
P.O. Box 471
Naperville IL 60566-0471
Don LaRocco, 708-527-8640/fax: 708-527-8682
Open to All(Pre- and Post-Transplant)
Indiana Transplant Support Group
Methodist Hospital of Indiana
I-65 at 21st St.
Indianapolis IN 46206-1367
Stephny Huguenard, BSW, 317-929-8677
Heart Lung Liver(Pre- and Post-Transplant)
TRI State Liver Transplant Support Group
Patty Britton
2046 Bridgette Lane Hebron, KY 41048
689-7931
pbritton@fuse.net
for liver transplant candidates, recipients, and their families (no
dues, fees, or subscription rates)
Iowa
Anxiously Awaiting a Second Chance at Life
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinic
1620 JCP - UIHC
Iowa City IA 52242
Sara Vance, 319-356-4807
Open To All
Life from Life Mid-Iowa Transplant Support Group, Des Moines
5924 Aspen Circle
Johnston IA 50131
Stuart Johnsrud, 515-270-1227
Open to All
Recipient Donor Network
Mary Grelley Medical Center
117-11th St.
Ames IA 50010
515-292-0952
Open to All
Transplant Support Group
Marian Health Center
4620 Filmore
Sioux City IA 51108
Diana Reeser, 712-239-4075/712-255-2324
Open to All
Transplant Support Group
Univeristy of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
6 Roy Carver East
Iowa City IA 52242
Karin McKeone, MSW/ Kelly Corcran, MSW, 319-356-2207
Liver Kidney Pancreas
Kansas
University Liver Support Group
University of Kansas Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Ave.
Kansas City KS 66160-7309
Carol Garman, RN/Judith Kerr, Chair, 913-588-7613/913-339-6928
Liver
Organ/Tissue Transplant Support Group
3518 Bellaire
Wichita KS 67218
Glenda Jespersen, 316-684-5074/316-685-5699
Open to All
Kentucky
Transplant Support Group
Audubon Regional Medical Center
One Audubon Plaza Dr.
Louisville KY 40217
Carolyn Nicholson, RN, 502-636-7135
Open to All
Transplant Support Group
Jewish Hospital
217 East Chestnut St.
Louisville KY 40202
Beth Creamer, ACSW, 502-587-4358
Kidney Liver Pancreas
Kentucky/Louisville
4223 New Hopewell Rd.
Louisville KY 40299
Pat Sammons, 502-267-5495
Open to All
TRIO Second Chance
718 Seminole Drive
Madison KY 42431
Charlotte Stuart, 502-821-1847
Open to All
TRI State Liver Transplant Support Group
Patty Britton
2046 Bridgette Lane Hebron, KY 41048
689-7931
pbritton@fuse.net
for liver transplant candidates, recipients, and their families (no
dues, fees, or subscription rates)
Louisiana
Liver Transplant Support Group
Willis Knighton Medical Center
2600 Greenwood Rd.
Shreveport LA 71103
Social Services, 318-632-4459
Liver
Northeast Louisiana Transplant Support Group
c/o Barbara Weems
P.O. Box 1
Delhi LA 71232-0001
Barbara Weems/Pat Inman, 318-878-2754/318-396-6147
Open to All
Maine
172 Boston St.
Middleton MA 01949
Marty Smith Director, 508-777-6050/fax: 508-777-0620
Open to All
Maryland
Adult Liver Transplant Support Group
John's Hopkins Hospital
Dept. of Social Work
600 North Wolfe St.
Baltimore MD 21287
Bruce McClary, LCSW, 410-955-5686
Liver (Pre- and Post-Transplant)
Nation's Capital Area TRIO (a chapter of
TRIO)
P.O. Box 7633
Arlington VA 22207
Jane Leon, 703-920-8746
Open to All
On T.R.A.C. - Transplant Recipients Are Coping
University of Maryland Medical System
Section of Transplantation
22 South Greene St. Ste. 200
Baltimore MD 21201
Nancy Thompson, MSW, 410-328-5408
Open to All
Pediatric Transplant Parents Association
John's Hopkins Children's Center
Carnegie 100
600 North Wolfe St.
Baltimore MD 21287-5177
Christine Peck, LCSW-C, 410-614-2714
Liver Kidney(Pre- and Post-Transplant)
Pediatric Transplant Parents Association
John's Hopkins Hospital
P.O. Box 418
Churchton MD 20733
Carol Bryon, 410-614-2714
Open to All(Mostly Liver and Kidney)
Renal Discussion Group
National Kidney Foundation of Maryland
678 Stafford Hill
Glen Burnie MD 21061
Alexis Southworth, MSW, LGSW, 410-787-0343
Open to All
TRIO Eastern Shore (a chapter of
TRIO)
P.O. Box 43
Easton MD 21601
Jim Hundertmark, 410-820-1361
Open to All
TRIO Greater Baltimore (a chapter of
TRIO)
3 E. Madison Street
Baltimore MD 21202
Pat Lebowitz, 410-547-8947
Open to All
Massachusetts
Family Support Group/ Pediatric Liver Disease
61 Maple Pond Ln.
Duxbury MA 02332
Judy Koontz, 617-585-8415
Liver
172 Boston St.
Middleton MA 01949
Marty Smith Director, 508-777-6050/fax: 508-777-0620
Open to All
TRIO Merrimack Valley (a chapter of
TRIO)
377 Columbia Road
North Andover MA 07845
Everett or Clara Whipple, 508-682-5627
Open to All
Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation
37R Thompson St. Medical Center
Maynard MA 01754
Cindy Ruzich/Tammy Murphy, 508-461-0614/800-484-5031 x5100
e-mail: OHF@OHF.ULTRANET.COM
Kidney Liver
Michigan
Acts II: Grand Rapids Transplant Support Group
Meets every 3rd Tuesday
7 - 9pm
alternates between Blodgett and Butterworth Hospitals
(call for location)
Liz Frederickson, RN, 616-774-7671
Flint Chapter of National Kidney Foundation
Hurley Medical Center
3535 Kellar Ave.
Flint MI 48504
Richard Holicki, 313-785-9168
Open to All (Pre- and Post-Transplant)
Flint Transplant Support Group
Meets 2nd Saturdays 2-4pm
St. Joseph Hospitol
Administration Bldg., 4th floor
conference room
Jim and Shirley Teffner or
Jerry and Colleen McDaniels, 313-733-1758
Heart Support Group
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Liver Transplant Support Group
Meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month 11am Call 313-876-2911
for more information
Lakeshore Transplant Support Group, Muskegon, MI.
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month 7pm
Hackley Hospital
Muskegon, MI.
All transplant patients, their families and donor families
For more information call:
C.J. or Pat Raugh at 616-744-2397
LOTS (Lansing Organ Transplant Support Group)
10544 Telephone Network For more information please call or write:
John Brinkerhuff, 517-646-6331
10544 Twain St.
Dimondale, MI 48821
( Open to all Pre- and Post Transplant Recipients )
L.O.T.T.S. TRIO (a chapter of
TRIO)
P.O. Box 1424
Portage MI 49081-1424
Jan Getz, 616-349-6630
Open to All
LOTTS (Living Organ and Tissue Transplant Support Group)
LOTTS ( Living Organ and Tissue Support Group ) Kalamazoo, MI.
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month 7 - 8:30 pm
For more information please call:
Jan Getz 616-349-66330 or Bill or Pat Johnson 616-679-5757
Open to all transplant patients pre/ post and their families
Michigan Transplant Group
350 North Hagadorn
South Lyons MI 48178
810-486-3180/810-486-3059
Open to All
New Life, Monroe
Meets the first Tuesday of each month 7:30pm
Mercy Memorial Hospital
Monroe, MI
For more information please call:
Andy Alston 313 586-2410 or
Nancy Bunch 313-281-3523
Email: andy@tdi.net
Organ Transplant and Dialysis Support Group
Marquette General Hospital
425 Peterson Ave.
Ishpeming MI 49849
Roger Benckendorf,
906-226-5774 (Day)/ 906-486-4555 (Evening)
Open to All
Organ Transplants of Southwest Michigan, ( A chapter of T.R.I.O. )
Benton Harbor/ St. Josephs. MI
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month 7pm
Whitcomb Towers
509 Ship St.
St. Josephs, MI.
Correspondence can be sent to:
Gary Rouse
c/o P.O. Box 8786
Benton Harbor, MI 49023
President, Gary Rouse 616-423-6450 Fax. # 616-423-7024
Open to all, including the public
Owosso Transplant Support Group
Meets every 3rd Tuesday
7pm
Owosso Memorial Health Care Center
executive dining rm
Buddie Stroub, 517-743-4863
Second Chance
Macomb Center Hospital
Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 7 - 9pm
Macomb Center Hospital
12 Mile and Hoover
Warren, MI
For more information please call:
Pam Hill 810-756-7274
Second Time Around, Grand Rapids, MI.
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month 7 - 9 pm
Alternates between Blodgett and Butterworth Hospitals
( call for location )
Coordinator Jacquie Oliai 616-774-7641
Open to all pre- and post transplants and their families
Shiawassee County Are T.I.M.E. (Transplant in Motion Everywhere)
Owosso, MI
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month 7pm
Owosso Memorial Health Care Center
Executive Dining Room
President, Buddie Stroub 517-743-4863
Open to all pre- and post transplants and their families
Southwestern Michigan TRIO (a chapter of
TRIO)
56630 89th Avenue Lot 10
Decatur MI 49045
Gary Rouse, 616-423-6450
Open to All
Transplant Support Group/ Spouse and Significant Other Support Group
University of Michigan Medical Ctr.
C-300 Med Inn Building
Ann Arbor MI 48109-0834
Beverly Howard, MSW, ACSW,
Kingsland Kemperman, MSW, 313-764-3140
Liver Kidney Kidney/Pancreas Pancreas
University of Michigan Transplant Center Support Groups
Adult Transplant Support Group
Meets every Wednesday 11 am
UMMC 5C family waiting room
Jennifer Goldthwait, 734-936-7090
Kingsland Kemperman, 734-936-9469
UMMC Pediatric Transplant Support Group
Call for more information
Evie Dennerell, 734-763-5674
UMMC Heart Txp Support Group
Meets the 1st Friday of each month 10 - 12 noon
UMMC Room 1H205, 1st floor
Olivia Kuester, 734-936-5963
UMMC Lung Patients and Families Support Groups
Meets the 4th Thursday of each month 10 - 12 noon
UMMC Room 1H205, 1st floor
Olivia Kuester, 734-913-5963
UMMC Spouses and Significant Others of Transplant Patients
Meets every 2nd Thursday 4 - 5 pm
UMMC, 5C patient lounge
Kingsland Kemperman, 734-936-9469
Kidney/Pancreas/Liver Support Group
Meets every other Wednesday 11am to 12 noon
UMMC 7C patient/family lounge (location to change to Taubman, call to
confirm)
Jennifer Goldthwait, 734-936-9469
Kingsland Kemperman 734-936-9469
All support groups at UMMC are for pre/post transplants and their
families.
West Michigan Transplant Support Group ACT II
University of Michigan & Blodgette Hospital
5635 Haughey Ave. SW
Wyoming MI 49548
Wayne Carey, 616-534-7701
Open to All
Minnesota
Liver Transplant Patient & Family Support Group
Mayo Clinic
200 1st St. West
Rochester MN 55905
Jackie Johnson/Tim Haskamp, 507-284-2131
Liver
Liver Transplant Support Group
University of Minnesota Hospital
Box 181
Minneapolis MN 55455
Susanne Hollister, 612-626-3366/612-626-3165
Liver Liver/Kidney
Organ Transplant Support Group
Central Minnesota Group Health Plan
1245 15th St. North
St. Cloud MN 56303
Annette Jopp/Sandy Garrity/ Doris Gohman,
612-252-9893/612-252-7745/612-743-2003
Open to the Public
Second Chance For Life Foundation
University of Minnesota
4511 Westwood Ln.
Golden Valley MN 55416
Cal Stoll, Executive Director
612-374-1821 Heart Heart/Lung
TROM (Transplant Recipients Organization of Minnesota)
1965 Tatum St.
Roseville MN 55113
Chuck White, 612-647-9766
Open to All
Twin Cities Adult Liver Transplant Support Group
597 4th Ave.
Newport MN 55055
Jeannie Pearson, 612-459-0718
Liver (Adult)
Mississippi
TRIO New Beginning (a chapter of
TRIO)
Methodist Hospital
P.O. Box 16509
Hattiesburg MS 39404-6509
Rev. Roger Flowers, 601-268-8000
Open to All
Missouri
Liver Transplant Support Group
Barnes Hospital
One Barnes Hospital Plaza
St. Louis MO 63110
Alberta Hitchings, LCSW, 314-362-1956
Liver
Liver Transplant Support Group
Barnes Hospital
Hammonds Heart Institute Classroom
1235 East Cherokee
Springfield MO 65804
Mid-America Transplant Association, 417-862-6282
Liver (Pre- and Post-Transplant)
Liver Transplant Support Group
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City MO 64108
Naomi Dubin, LCSW, 812-234-3720
Liver transplant patients families and children
Liver Transplant Support Group
Mid-America Transplant Association
2748 South Austin
Springfield MO 65807
Glenda K. Jones, RN, CPTC, 417-886-2500
Liver
Liver Transplant Support Group
Saint Louis University Hospital
3635 Vista Ave. at Grand Blvd.
St. Louis MO 63110-0250
Betsy Mackey, LCSW, 314-577-8865
Liver
Our Precious Ducts
914 Brightfield Ct.
Ballwin MO 63021
Patti A. Page, 314-230-5419
For Families with Children with Liver Diseases(Pre- and
Post-Transplant)
