When it comes to liver transplants, experience and expertise matter
Surgeons on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth have performed over 5000 liver transplants combined — a remarkable milestone attained by few transplant programs worldwide.
Our liver transplant program is internationally recognized as a pioneering program in liver transplants and anti-rejection treatment. Our adult living donor liver transplant program was the first in Texas and is the first in the state to offer robotic liver surgery, making recovery easier and hospital stays shorter for living donors.
Our dedicated team of medical professionals and transplant surgeons personalize your transplant journey from evaluation, to listing and recovery. Our goal is to provide the shortest possible time on the wait list and in the hospital with a rapid return to a healthy and productive lifestyle.
With outreach locations throughout Texas, we bring almost four decades of experience treating patients with advanced liver disease closer to you.
What to expect with a liver transplant
In these videos, you will learn about the liver transplant evaluation, preparation process and what to expect before and after liver transplant surgery.
In addition, you’ll learn about the transplant team and the important option of living donor liver transplant.
These videos provide an overview of the liver transplant process at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth.
These videos are ideal for potential liver transplant patients, family and friends.
Lynette and Amy: A living donor success story
After Lynette was diagnosed with cirrhosis due to fatty liver disease, her journey to find an organ donor began. Little did she know, her very own daughter Amy would be the perfect match.
With Baylor Scott & White Health by their side, they had successful surgeries and are both better than ever today.
Frequently asked questions about liver transplant
A living donor liver transplant can be an alternative to deceased donor liver transplantation for some patients on the waiting list. The ideal candidates are patients who foresee a long wait on the deceased transplant list and experience complications of liver disease, such as ascites and encephalopathy and patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma.
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¿Quién se considera un candidato para la lista de trasplante de hígado?
Los pacientes que tienen cirrosis con complicaciones de enfermedad hepática terminal en la que no existe un tratamiento alternativo médico razonable son elegibles para la evaluación de trasplante de hígado y la colocación en la lista de espera. Los pacientes con otras afecciones también pueden cumplir los criterios para un trasplante de hígado y ser considerados para la lista. Estas condiciones incluyen:
- Hepatopulmonary syndrome—severe breathing problems caused by cirrhosis
- Hepatic pulmonary hypertension—high pressure in the lungs caused by cirrhosis
- Prurito que no se puede tratar
- Tumores que no se pueden extirpar quirúrgicamente
- Errores innatos del metabolismo como la amiloidosis y la oxalosis
- Cáncer hepático primario sin evidencia de diseminación fuera del hígado
- Episodios recurrentes de colangitis bacteriana
- Infección recurrente de los conductos biliares hepáticos
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¿Cuánto tiempo es la lista de espera para un trasplante de hígado?
The time you will wait for a transplant is highly variable. If you have a living donor liver transplant, your surgery will be scheduled. If you are waiting for a deceased donor, your wait may be difficult to predict and can range from days to years.
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¿Es un trasplante el tratamiento correcto para la enfermedad hepática crónica?
La mejor opción de tratamiento depende de su diagnóstico porque la enfermedad hepática puede desarrollarse y progresar de diferentes maneras. El tratamiento de la cirrosis hepática es la razón más común para un trasplante, pero usted necesita un trasplante de hígado si su hígado está fallando, está dañado hasta el punto en que no realiza sus funciones normales y las intervenciones médicas ya no son efectivas.
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¿El seguro cubrirá el costo de un trasplante de hígado?
We have financial coordinators who will help you and your family with financial related questions or concerns regarding your transplant coverage.
Our liver transplant specialists
The transplant surgeons and hepatologists on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Health are internationally renowned experts in the field of liver transplant.
As one of the first liver transplant centers in the country, our high volume and vast experience allows us to manage a large population of liver disease patient at our two transplant locations in Dallas and Fort Worth.
Liver transplant leadership
Dr. Asrani is the Chief of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation for the Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute in Dallas and Fort Worth. He served as the Medical Director of the Center for Advanced Liver Disease for seven years. He provides clinical care at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie. Recently, Dr. Asrani restructured the research enterprise of the Simmons Transplant Institute and has been instrumental in elevating the name of the Institute and Baylor Scott & White as a recognized presence in the national and international academic world.
James Trotter, MD - Medical Director of Hepatology Outreach Strategy & Planning
Saleh Elwir, MD - BUMC Medical Director of Liver Transplant
Stevan Gonzalez, MD - BAS Medical Director of Liver Transplant
Amar Gupta, MD - Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons - Transplant Institute
Recursos
FitSteps de por vida
FitSTEPS for Life is an exercise program developed to tailor exercise to patient’s specific diagnosis and physical capabilities. The program permits patients to benefit from a gym-like experience for free.
Twice Blessed House - Dallas
Twice Blessed House se dedica a atender pacientes antes y después del trasplante y a sus cuidadores brindándoles un cálido ambiente familiar y los servicios necesarios para la vida diaria.
Transplant programs and specialized centers
Programa de trasplantes de Dallas
En el norte de Texas, el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Baylor, parte de Baylor Scott & White Health, en Dallas, tiene uno de los sistemas de trasplantes de órganos de múltiples especialidades más concurridos del mundo: el Instituto de Trasplantes Baylor Annette C. y Harold C. Simmons.
Programa de trasplantes de Fort Worth
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center – Fort Worth es un destino de renombre internacional para la atención de trasplantes y uno de los más grandes del país.
Liver and Pancreas Disease Center (Temple)
Baylor Scott & White offers patients with liver or pancreas tumors or chronic pancreatitis access to a full spectrum of treatment options. The Liver and pancreas Disease Center opened in 1998 and is dedicated to treating patients with liver and pancreas cancer.
Alcoholic Liver Disease Clinic (Dallas)
El alcohol es la principal causa de enfermedad hepática en los Estados Unidos. La Clínica de Enfermedades Hepáticas Alcohólicas combina la experiencia de hepatólogos, cirujanos, psicólogos, trabajadores sociales y enfermeras para ofrecer el manejo de la cirrosis asociada con el alcohol, el tratamiento del trastorno por consumo de alcohol y la consideración de trasplantes para pacientes altamente seleccionados.
Ubicaciones de extensión de trasplantes
Equipos de médicos, enfermeras y asistentes viajan a clínicas de extensión en todo Texas para entregar medicina de trasplante de renombre mundial a una red en expansión de comunidades. Están disponibles tanto la evaluación inicial del trasplante de órganos como las citas de seguimiento posteriores al trasplante.
Contact us at The Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute
Dallas: 214.820.2050 | valor de la fortaleza: 817.922.4650