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As the largest organ in your body, the liver has multiple responsibilities. Along with helping your body digest food and store energy, it also protects your good health by removing poisons from your bloodstream. When disease or injury affects your liver, a number of life-changing and life-threatening problems can emerge. Fortunately, Weill Cornell Medicine offers the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation. Here, residents of New York City and beyond have access to comprehensive liver care from renowned experts.
Since 2014, more than 100 multidisciplinary experts at the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation have provided advanced, personalized care to individuals experiencing liver disease. In addition to being one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, we partner with NewYork-Presbyterian, one of the top hospitals in New York.
Over the years, our program has gained and maintained international renown for our expertise and excellence in the following:
Despite managing some of the most severe cases of liver disease, we have exceptional success rates and some of the shortest wait times for liver transplants throughout the United States. We also remain one of the highest-volume programs in the nation, with patients of all ages traveling great distances to entrust their care to us.
Thanks to this high volume, we perform complex liver procedures regularly and are familiar with the various scenarios that can present themselves before, during and after liver transplantation. Our team’s surgical skill and the facility’s resources also allow us to transplant patients who get denied elsewhere. This includes patients experiencing the following:
Inside the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, we offer expert care for any condition affecting the liver. Some of the conditions we help treat include:
When caring for complex cases, appropriate team members meet to collaborate and ensure every aspect of your care journey is considered. Experts on your team may include hepatologists, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, nutrition specialists, social workers or others.
When you come to the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, our team collaborates to identify the specific problem affecting your liver health. We then develop a treatment plan that meets your specific needs.
Based on the cause and extent of damage, lifestyle changes or medication may be all you need to manage your condition. These can help reduce symptoms and slow the progression of your disease.
When you need additional treatment, your team will still recommend lifestyle changes or medication to help make the most of your other treatments.
Hepatobiliary surgery helps correct issues affecting:
During surgery, your surgeon may bypass or reroute clogged bile ducts, remove part or all of the affected organ or otherwise correct the root of your problem.
Historically, most surgeries were performed with a traditional, open technique. However, surgeons at the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation often use minimally invasive techniques to achieve shorter hospital stays and faster recovery. When appropriate, surgery can be performed laparoscopically or robotically.
When liver disease progresses and other treatments are ineffective, you may need the services of our transplant surgeons. Liver transplantation brings hope and healing, providing long-term benefit to those without other options.
At the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, our living donor liver transplantation program offers many immediate, tangible benefits. These include:
To complement our existing services, the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation participates in clinical trials. Through these trials, you gain access to new therapies that are not available at many other medical institutions.
Schedule an appointment online or call (646) 962-4000 to learn more about the services offered at the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation.
