Events

Subscribe to KUMC Events Calendar via Outlook

RSS RSS of Events

Information for:

Students
Faculty & Staff
Researchers
Patients
Prospective Employees
Alumni | Donors

Academics

ANGEL | JayDocs
The Beat
Enroll & Pay
Dykes Library
Academic Calendar
More Student Services

Email Outlook
myKUMC myKUMC
SharePoint SharePoint
HR/Pay HR/Payroll System

Patient Clinical Logging
Secure File Transfers
VPN

KUMC Leadership
Facilities & Maintenance
Human Resources
Information Resources

  1. KUMC A-Z:
  2. A
  3. B
  4. C
  5. D
  6. E
  7. F
  8. G
  9. H
  10. I
  11. J
  12. K
  13. L
  14. M
  15. N
  16. O
  17. P
  18. Q
  19. R
  20. S
  21. T
  22. U
  23. V
  24. W
  25. X
  26. Y
  27. Z
  28. all

Liver Transplant Program

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*7/1/2008-6/30/200907/01/2009-6/30/2010
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%

For more information about the University of Kansas Hospital Liver Transplant Program, click here.

News


*Data Collected by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients

Last modified: Oct 15, 2012
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