# Organ donation and transplantation in Romania

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/organ-donation-and-transplantation-in-romania
> Updated: 2026-09-27T14:33:14.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 2.

Recent reports highlight significant organ donation and transplant activities across Romania.

In Iași, the ‘Dr. C. I. Parhon’ Clinical Hospital successfully performed two kidney transplants using organs from a 51-year-old donor. The recipients, a woman from Botoșani and a man from Vaslui, were both previously dependent on dialysis and are reported to be in stable condition.

In Timișoara, a 17-year-old donor enabled five successful transplants, including two liver transplants, two kidney transplants, and a cornea transplant. The liver procedures involved a split hepatic technique to benefit both an adult and a toddler. While most organs were used by Romanian medical teams, a heart graft was recovered by a medical team from Germany after no compatible recipient was identified within Romania.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-27: Timișoara organ donation enables five successful transplants

Five patients, including a young child, received life-saving organ transplants following a donation from a 17-year-old in Timișoara, Romania.

7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/elena-crstea-closes-cat-breeding-business-due-to-health

### 2026-09-21: Iași hospital performs two successful kidney transplants

Two patients in Romania received life-saving kidney transplants from donor Viorel Oarză at a hospital in Iași, following his family's decision to permit organ donation.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/organ-donation-from-viorel-oarz-saves-two-lives

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