Liver Transplant

Research

Innovation and clinical research have enabled Mayo Clinic to remain at the forefront of liver transplantation. For example, the new allocation system for liver transplantation (MELD Score) was first proposed, designed, and tested by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Over the last decade, hundreds of publications and talks have been presented by Mayo Clinic staff at national and international meetings. Mayo Clinic is renowned for its leadership role in the transplantation of patients with (click link to see related publications):

• Amyloidosis
• Cholangiocarcinoma
• Hepatic osteodystrophy
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C infection
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Hepatopulmonary syndrome
• MELD Score
• Oxalosis
• Portopulmonary hypertension
• Primary biliary cirrhosis
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis

In addition, new approaches are being evaluated for patients with:

• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Acute hepatic failure
• Hemochromatosis
• Alcoholic liver disease

Recent Research Publications

See a list of publications by Mayo doctors on liver transplant on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.