Liver Transplant

Treatment in Arizona

The liver transplant program at Mayo Clinic in Arizona was launched in 1999 and is one of 126 liver transplant programs in the United States. Arizona's first living donor liver transplant took place at Mayo Clinic in April 2001.

Mayo Clinic quality of care is demonstrated in the program's superior long-term patient and graft survival outcomes after transplant. Mayo Clinic in Arizona has an excellent three-year graft survival rate.

Key features of the program include:

• Outstanding long-term outcomes — read more about volumes and statistics
• Living Liver Donor Option
• Board-Certified Transplant Hepatology staff

Treatment Team

To obtain the best possible outcome for the patient, the liver transplant program combines the expertise of specialists in Transplantation, Nephrology and Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Appointments

For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain time Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.

Lodging

Liver transplant recipients need to stay close to the hospital for a time following transplantation. Housing information can be obtained from the transplant social worker during evaluation.

The Arizona Transplant House offers low-cost, homelike lodging for transplant patients and family members. The mission of the Arizona Transplant House is to provide high-quality, affordable accommodations in a caring, homelike environment for transplant patients and their family members/companions to foster mutual moral support, fellowship, sharing of experiences and a successful health care experience.

The Arizona Transplant House is part of the new Village at Mayo Clinic, a community lodging option for transplant and cancer patients. Casitas (Southwestern-style small houses) offer a home-away-from-home to Mayo Clinic's growing numbers of transplant patients. Each 4,100-square-foot casita will have six bedrooms and six bathrooms, a dining room, library, kitchen and laundry facility patients and their caregivers.