Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
Our Goal: The Best Possible Care for Your Child
The original Pediatric Liver Transplant Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 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.
We have one of the largest pediatric liver transplant centers in the country and our surgeons perform anywhere from 10 to 24 liver transplants each year. To date, we've performed 270 liver transplants (including retransplants) in a total of 215 children. Our survival rates meet or exceed national averages.
Every member of our staff recognizes that the transplant that matters most to you is that of your own child. At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, we're ready to help you and your child through this difficult time. We're committed to compassionate, child-focused care and clinical and basic research. Our program is centered around providing your child the best possible care as he or she waits for, prepares for, undergoes and recovers from a liver transplant.
Watch this video to learn more about the liver transplant process.»
To make an appointment with one of our pediatric liver specialists,
call 1-877-ORGAN50 (674-2650).
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