Liver and Intestinal Transplant

Pediatric Liver and Intestinal Transplant Program

ABOUT THE TRANSPLANT

Our Liver and Intestinal Transplant Program is one of the fastest growing programs of its kind in the United States with an excellent track record of graft and patient survival - making it one of the most successful programs in the nation.

The Pediatric Liver Transplant program received a Bronze Award at the National Learning Congress, sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This prestigious award recognizes our significantly lower than expected mortality rate after patients are placed on the transplant waitlist.

Program Statistics

The first liver transplant performed at our hospital occurred on May 13, 1998. Since that time, 152 liver transplants have been performed here.
The first living donor liver transplant at our hospital was performed on Sept. 30, 1998. Since that time, 72 living donor liver transplants have been performed here.
The first “bloodless” liver transplant at our hospital was performed on Feb. 7, 2001.
The first small bowel transplant performed at our hospital took place on July 11, 2004. Nine total transplants, including five isolated small bowel transplants, three liver/small bowel transplants, and one multivisceral (small bowel, liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen and duodenum) have been completed here.

Outcomes Data

Each year, the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients provides outcomes data for hospitals across the country. We compare our measures to other pediatric measures across the nation.

Check Our Outcomes Data
Source: Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients - January 2011

Living Donor Liver Transplants

With the agreement of a child's family, and when medically appropriate, our transplant team performs living donor liver transplants.

Our success is largely attributable to our high volume of living donor liver transplant procedures. Currently, we perform the largest number of this special type of transplant in the nation.

As the leader in living donor transplants, our program is less dependent on the supply of deceased donor organs.