The Liver Transplant Program at Emory
Emory Hospital performed its first liver transplant in 1987 and today performs over 65 adult liver transplants each year. Emory University Hospital has a long and honored tradition of end-stage liver disease treatment and portal hypertension care. More than two decades ago, Emory University Hospital's Chief of Surgery, Dr. W. Dean Warren, pioneered several major surgical techniques which are still being used in medical centers today.
Liver Disease Treatment Options from Our Experienced Emory Team
The Emory team is comprised of liver transplant surgeons, transplant hepatologists, and a team of gastroenterologists, anesthesiologists, pathologists, radiologists, mental health specialists, a chaplain, nurses, social workers, and a pharmacist, who are all experienced in advanced liver disease treatment for our patients. This group is well qualified to perform the sophisticated, life-saving surgical procedures involved in liver transplantation and to provide adequate care for liver disease treatment.
Dr. Thomas Heffron, Surgical Director, has performed more than 800 liver transplants in his career and has performed more than 110 living donor liver transplants since 1989. Dr. Andrei Stieber, Liver Surgeon, has over 18 years experience and a special interest in new surgical techniques and teaching future physicians/surgeons in the field of transplantation. Dr. James Spivey, Medical Director, is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. His major areas of interest are: Liver Transplantation, Evaluation and Management, Acute and Chronic Liver Disease, Viral Hepatitis, and Hepatobiliary Malignancy.
With the combined expertise of these three physicians and the entire liver transplant team, Emory's liver transplant program is able to provide patients with end-stage liver disease the best care, treatment, and follow-up available.
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