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Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Innovation, compassion and leading-edge liver expertise, right here in Greater Cincinnati.
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Patients with liver disease and those in need of a transplant deserve exceptional care—delivered close to home, not hours away. At UC Health, we are dedicated to providing world-class treatments, from caring for HIV-positive patients with end-stage liver disease to performing life-saving liver transplants. Plus, our transplant wait times are more than twice as fast as the national average.
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Conditions We Treat
With research and experience, we’re helping patients like you overcome complex liver conditions every day.
Your Liver, Our Expertise
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Our Treatments
How You Can Help
Saving A Life Starts With Organ Donation.
Living organ donors are responsible for giving new life to thousands of patients every year, and people who direct their organs to donation after death are responsible for thousands more. Are you ready to give the gift of life?
Transplant Related Interdisciplinary Metabolic Surgery
Transplants Made Possible for Overweight Patients
Weight shouldn’t be a barrier to transplantation, so we founded the Transplant-Related Interdisciplinary Metabolic Surgery, or TRIMS, program. One surgeon and one team coordinate both a gastric procedure for weight loss and a transplant, increasing the chance for a successful transplant.
Every patient is our most important patient
Advancements That Transform Medicine
Our physicians are at the forefront of innovations and research in transplant care. We are always looking for new ways to provide more people with better care. Our subspecialists are among the first in the U.S. to use the latest techniques—including the country’s first-ever liver transplant using an organ preserved through a cold perfusion pump to prolong its life on the way to the patient. These breakthroughs mean more people can get the lifesaving transplants they need with long-term success.
Program Highlights
Our number of liver transplants has grown by 80%, with a 120% increase in liver transplant candidates since 2015.
Patient Stories
From Patient to Champion: Mike’s Mission After Liver Transplant
Mike isn’t your typical 50-year-old. This October, like the last three, Mike will dye his hair a vibrant green in appreciation of Liver Disease and Transplant Awareness Month.
LIVER & HEPATOBILIARY NEWS
UC Health Uses Innovation to Set Records in Organ Transplantation
