in 2002. Ajmera Transplant Centre Toronto General Hospital was the largest organ transplantation center in North America in 2017, performing 639 transplants in total. Lung - TGH performed 167 lung transplants, making it the largest lung transplant program in the world. Liver - TGH performed 195 liver Transplants with 39 of those living donor transplants in 2017 making the program the largest in North America. Kidney - TGH performed 202 kidney transplants, 65 of those were living donor transplants, making the program the largest in Canada Heart - TGH performed 34 heart transplants in 2017, making the program the largest in Canada Pancreas - TGH performed 8 pancreas transplants in 2018, making the program the largest in Canada. Kidney-Pancreas - TGH performed 34 kidney-pancreas transplants in 2017, making the program the largest in Canada. Small Bowel - TGH performed 1 small bowel transplant in 2018. Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Toronto General Hospital is the home of the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre (PMCC), which is one of the largest open heart centers in Canada and is ranked first in Canada and in the top ten in North America for academic productivity. Many clinical firsts in cardiovascular care were performed at TGH. The center is named after Peter Munk, the founder and chairman of Barrick Gold corporation, who donated $100 million in 2017, the largest donation to a hospital in Canadian history. He donated a total of $175 million since 1993 to the hospital. Research Toronto General Hospital has had many research achievements, including: The development and first clinical use of insulin in the treatment of diabetes – 1922 World's first clinical use of the anticoagulant heparin – 1935 World's first external heart pacemaker used in open heart resuscitation – 1950 World's first successful valve transplant – 1955 World's first coronary care unit – 1965 World's first successful single lung transplant (Tom Hall) – 1983 World's first successful double lung transplant (Ann Harrison) – 1986 World's first aortic valve transplant using the Toronto Heart Valve – 1987 Canada's first and largest HIV/AIDS clinic, the Immunodeficiency Clinic – 1994 World's first successful triple organ transplant (lung, liver and pancreas) – 2015 Canada's first hand transplant – 2016 See also List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage William Rawlins Beaumont List of hospitals in Toronto References External links Hospital website Research Health Innovation MaRS Discovery District's "History of the MaRS Heritage Building" touches on