Liver Transplant
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Liver Transplant

LDLT

Learn more about living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and treatment options offered by Cleveland Clinic's Liver Transplant Program.

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When you hear you need an organ transplant, things can feel really out of control. One of the best ways to get a sense of control back in your life and reduce suffering from advanced liver disease is to learn all your options. A very important option is living donor liver transplantation.

In living donor liver transplantation, a portion of a donor’s healthy liver is transplanted into a recipient in need. It can also shorten your wait for a liver transplant. Living donor liver transplantation is possible because the liver, unlike any other organ in the body, has the ability to regrow.

Download our free Liver Transplantation Guide to learn:

  • How the liver transplant process works and what you need to know
  • Advantages of choosing Cleveland Clinic’s collaborative team of specialists
  • The benefits of living donor liver transplantation and advanced techniques to optimize surgery for the donor
Cleveland Clinic is one of few programs that performs living donor liver transplantation for both adults and children. 


Learn more about the benefits of the laparoscopic living donor liver transplantation procedure from a pioneer in the approach, Dr. David Kwon.

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Request an Appointment

To schedule a same-day consultation or inquire about living donor liver transplantation, please call our team at 216.444.1976.

Did You Know?

  • Cleveland Clinic is the largest liver transplant program in the nation, performing 210 liver transplants in 2021.
  • Patients on our wait list receive transplants nearly twice as fast as the average expected national rate.
  • Cleveland Clinic’s one-year and three-year survival rates exceed the national average.
  • Cleveland Clinic is one of only few academic medical centers that offers laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplantation in adults. This advanced technique results in smaller scars and faster recovery for donors.

Did You Know?

Biliary atresia is a condition in newborn babies in which bile is blocked from moving from the liver to the small intestine. In children who have biliary atresia, bile can’t flow to the small intestine, and it builds up in the liver and damages it. The main treatment is surgery.

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