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YORK, Pa. – South central Pennsylvanians with end-stage liver illness now have a brand new possibility for liver transplant analysis with the opening this week of the UPMC Liver Transplant Analysis Clinic at UPMC Memorial.
In 2020, UPMC led the nation in living-donor liver transplants and was the one middle within the nation to carry out extra living-donor than deceased-donor liver transplants.
“A analysis of liver illness is daunting sufficient with out having to journey for care. UPMC pioneered liver transplantation with Dr. Thomas Starzl, and now our sufferers will join with the nation’s main specialists proper right here at residence, and hopefully with faster entry to a life-saving transplant,” stated Michael Gaskins, president, UPMC York/Hanover Area. “The clinic is simply one of many many life-changing providers UPMC has helped deliver to south-central Pennsylvania since our affiliation in 2017.”
“We imagine that anybody who wants a liver transplant can probably qualify for a living-donor liver transplant,” stated Ganesh. “Dwelling-donor liver transplant could also be an possibility for just about each particular person on the ready checklist and people sufferers with a brand new analysis stopping them from being positioned on that ready checklist. Our mission is to assist sufferers scale back time spent on the transplant ready checklist to allow them to get again to having fun with life with household and family members.”
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