Liver Transplant

Liver Transplant at the University of Kansas Hospital

The Liver Transplant Program at the University of Kansas Hospital has completed 750 liver transplants since it began in 1990, and is recognized as one of the regional leaders in liver transplantation. The success of the University of Kansas Hospital Liver Transplant Program is due to our integrated, multi-disciplinary team approach to the diagnoses treatment and management of patients with various liver disorders.

KU Transplant Activity*	7/1/2008-6/30/2009	07/01/2009-6/30/2010
Transplants	85	80
Living Donor Transplants	0	1
On Waitlist at Start	70	85
On Waitlist at End	88	119
New Patient Registrations	129	147
Graft Survival	90.13%	86.99%
Patient Survival	94.84%	93.58%

 

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News

• Domino Liver Transplant - a first for University of Kansas Hospital
• Kansas City's Only Adult Liver Transplant Program Boasts Record Year in 2009

Transplant Team
Liver Transplant Surgeons Atta Nawabi, MD Bashar, Abdulkarim, MD, PhD Jameson Forster, MD Tamer Malik, MD Transplant Physicians Winston Dunn, MD Richard Gilroy, MD Mojtaba Olyaee, MD Ryan Taylor, MD Steven Weinman, MD, PhD Transplant Anesthesia Jim Kindscher, MD	Transplant Administration Tracy Giacoma, RN, MBA, MSN Tham Hoffman, RN, MSN, CCTC, CPTC Transplant Coordinators Peggy Higby, RN Craig Sherman, RN Jennifer Smothers, RN Brandy Weaver, RN Dusti Wilson, RN