Liver Transplant Program

About the Liver Transplant Program

The original Liver Transplant Program at Children's Hospital was founded in 1989; we performed our first two transplants in February 1989 and seven more that same year. In 1995, we joined forces with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to form a combined liver transplant program under the leadership of transplant surgeons Abraham Shaked, MD and Kim Olthoff, MD and hepatologist Elizbabeth B. Rand, MD.

To date, we've performed 270 liver transplants (including retransplants) in a total of 215 children. Our survival rates meet or exceed national averages.

Volumes and Outcomes

The Liver Transplant Program is one of the largest and most experienced in the nation, and it maintains graft and patient survival above the national averages. View our volume and outcomes information.

Research

At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, we conduct one of the largest pediatric research programs in the world, hoping that one day we will be able to prevent more children with liver diseases and abnormalities from needing transplants. For those who will still need transplants, we hope to improve techniques and medications to improve transplant survival rates and quality of life for transplant recipients. Our collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center unlocks new vistas of research possibilities. Our combined liver transplant program allows us to devote time to both basic and clinical research, and provides our patients with access to the latest therapies, trials and research protocols.

Right now, research is focusing on:

Be sure to talk to the transplant team if you have any questions about research and clinical trials currently being conducted at Children's Hospital.

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