Advances in liver transplantation

New strategies and current care expand access, enhance survival

Tram T. Tran Dr Tran is assistant professor of medicine, Dr Nissen is assistant professor of surgery, Dr Poordad is assistant professor of medicine, and Dr Martin is professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In addition, Dr Tran is assistant director, Dr Nissen is assistant surgical director, Dr Poordad is associate director, and Dr Martin is medical director, liver transplant program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

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Nicholas Nissen Dr Tran is assistant professor of medicine, Dr Nissen is assistant professor of surgery, Dr Poordad is assistant professor of medicine, and Dr Martin is professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In addition, Dr Tran is assistant director, Dr Nissen is assistant surgical director, Dr Poordad is associate director, and Dr Martin is medical director, liver transplant program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

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F. Fred Poordad Dr Tran is assistant professor of medicine, Dr Nissen is assistant professor of surgery, Dr Poordad is assistant professor of medicine, and Dr Martin is professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In addition, Dr Tran is assistant director, Dr Nissen is assistant surgical director, Dr Poordad is associate director, and Dr Martin is medical director, liver transplant program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.

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Paul Martin Dr Tran is assistant professor of medicine, Dr Nissen is assistant professor of surgery, Dr Poordad is assistant professor of medicine, and Dr Martin is professor of medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In addition, Dr Tran is assistant director, Dr Nissen is assistant surgical director, Dr Poordad is associate director, and Dr Martin is medical director, liver transplant program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles.Correspondence[email protected]

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Liver transplantation revolutionized the management of liver disease. Although the number of patients who could benefit from a transplant far exceeds the number of available cadaveric donors, new strategies, such as splitting cadaveric organs and using living donors, have expanded access to transplantation. Here, a team of transplant physicians highlights these new strategies, as well as the long-term management issues of special relevance to primary care physicians caring for transplant recipients.

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