Transplant Appointments and Procedures During COVID-19
At the Penn Transplant Institute, our highest priority is making sure you get the care you need, when you need it, in the safest way possible.
Learn more about safety protocols and telemedicine appointments.
Penn Medicine's liver transplant program is leading health care beyond the limits of conventional medicine by offering patients more options to improve their lives every day. We offers patients access to the highest quality of care available and have extensive experience treating patients with end-stage liver disease. Patients and their families can expect excellent results from a program that consistently achieves liver transplant survival rates that exceed national averages.
The liver transplant program is comprised of:
In addition, we have established a national reputation with a number of noteworthy attributes. We are:
- One of the most comprehensive, high volume centers in the country for patients with end-stage liver disease
- Recognized by both peers and consumers in Best Doctors in America, Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs™ and America's Top Doctors
- A certified Transplant Program by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
- A member of the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
- A partner of Gift of Life Donor Program, the regional organ procurement organization and the largest organ procurement organization in the country
Hospitality
Beyond excellent medical care, Penn Medicine offers liver transplant patients and their families the highest level of hospitality, including the Clyde F. Barker Penn Transplant House, a beautiful, modern guest house providing accommodation for patients, their families and caregivers who live a distance from the hospital.
Liver Transplant Locations
The liver transplant program is located at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, part of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), in Philadelphia. Liver Transplant evaluations and hepatology consults are also offered at several locations across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
View all of our liver transplant locations
Pediatric Liver Transplant Care
Pediatric patients benefit from a joint program between the Penn Transplant Institute and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), allowing late adolescent patients to transition their care to an adult facility. Additional partnership exists for healthy adult relatives to donate part of their liver to a child.