Our research
Our research has led to:
- The discovery of a cure for Hepatitis C (Hep C)
- Transplanting a Hep C positive liver into a person for the first time in the U.S. without giving them the virus
- Doing a heart and liver transplant in the same adult at the same time for the first time in the Intermountain West
- Setting up the first living donor liver transplant program in the Intermountain West
Our research has been published in well-known medical journals covering topics such as:
- Liver disease
- The digestive system
- Organ transplants
Our clinical trials
You may be able to take part in our clinical trials. Below is a list of the ones we are working on at Intermountain Healthcare:
- A study looking into the safety and effectiveness of a drug used to treat a blood disease – more info
- Studying the safety of drugs used to treat an advanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – more info
- Kidney transplant rejection registry – more info
- Studying whether a drug reduces the risk of permanent scar tissue forming in chronic liver disease patients – more info
- Screening test for kidney transplant rejection – more info
- Studying how effective a drug can be for people living with an autoimmune disease that causes bile ducts to break down over time – more info
- LiverCare assessments for people who have had a liver transplant – more info
- Studying the safety and effectiveness of a drug used to treat certain liver problems – more info
- A study looking into how safe and effective a combination of drugs are at treating Cirrhosis of the liver and anadvanced form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – more info
- Studying how safe and effective AlloSure is for people who have had a kidney transplant. AlloSure is a test used to determine the probability of rejection in kidney transplant recipients – more info
Donate life
Become an organ donor
You have the power to save a life when you become an organ donor. Become a living organ donor today and provide one of your kidneys or a portion of your liver to someone in need. You can also register as an organ donor to make your organs available to those in need when you die.