Liver Transplant

Utah's premier liver transplant program - Intermountain Liver Transplant at Intermountain Medical Center - began in 1986 at LDS Hospital as the 14th center in America and the second center in the West. To date, well over 600 liver transplants have been performed, including living-related, deceased donor, and split liver transplantation.

Nationally more than 18,000 patients are listed for liver transplant; Intermountain Medical Center averages 40 to 45 liver transplants each year with 93 percent survival rate for the first year. And we are the only liver program in our area certified by both UNOS and Medicare/Medicaid.

• Patient Stories

In addition to liver failure, we specialize in all diseases of the liver and bile ducts. Areas of expertise include primary and metastatic tumors of the liver, bile duct problems, portal hypertension, liver cysts, and all types of hepatitis. Our affilitation with the Liver-Pancreas Center provides state-of-the-art care for these difficult problems.

For the last 20 years over 80 percent of patients in the Intermountain region with theses problems have been treated by the ITC / LDSH Team:

• Liver Cancer-Primary and Metastatic tumors
  • Non-surgical: Radiofrequency ablation, intra-arterial chemotherapy, and chemoembolization.
  • Surgical: Laparoscopic and open liver resection, open RFA, liver transplantation.
• Portal Hypertension
  • Non surgical: Medical treatment, TIPP's procedure
  • Surgical: Portal shunt procedures, surgicura? (Esophagogastric devascularization).
• Liver Cysts
• Bile Duct Tumors and Cysts
  • Currative and palliative resection, liver transplantation.
• Bile Duct Injury
• Hepatitis A, B, C

The goal at Intermountain Medical Center is to restore quality of life to patients with advanced liver disease.

Referral Process:

• Physician referral obtained
• Transplant office will contact the patient to schedule a consultation with the team
• Recipient case reviewed with selection committee
• A transplant coordinator (staff) is always available for questions, regardless of referral
• A transplant physician is available to speak with referring physicians. The transplant staff will help make the connection between patient and physician
• Transplant Assistant/Coordinator will schedule pre transplant evaluation for the patient
• Multidisciplinary meeting to review evaluation findings
• Patient listed or scheduled for transplant