Live Donor Liver Transplantation

USC has one of the most active and successful live donor liver transplant (LDLT) programs in the United States. Live donor liver transplantation takes advantage of the liver’s ability to immediately function and grow after transplantation from a living donor to an appropriate recipient. LDLT usually affords the patient with advanced liver disease an earlier opportunity for transplantation than allowed by more conventional liver transplantation from a deceased donor. Patients undergoing evaluation for receiving a living donor transplant must be candidates for cadaveric liver transplant.

Live donor liver transplantation may be a considered treatment option for certain patients with liver cancer. For selected patients, LDLT may represent the best chance for early cancer removal and cure.

For more information, please visit the USC Live Donor Liver Transplant Program.