The liver transplant program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago provides comprehensive transplant services for both adults and children with end-stage liver disease.

The program is a collaborative effort between the Division of Hepatology and the Division of Abdominal Transplant at Rush. Since its inception in 1985, Rush's liver transplant program has been one of the most active programs of its kind in the nation.

We offer transplantation to patients with liver failure due to many causes, including the following:

• Alpha-one anti-trypsin deficiency
• Budd-Chiari syndrome
• Hemochromatosis
• Hepatitis, including autoimmune hepatitis, hepatitis B and hepatitis C
• Liver cancer
• Primary biliary cirrhosis
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis

We offer transplantation to patients considered too sick or too high risk by other centers. These patients may be older, they may have advanced malignancy or a thrombosed portal vein, or they may have received a previous transplant or had multiple previous surgeries. Our team of surgeons is experienced in complex as well as routine cases.

The transplant process can begin with a phone call to the program. Contact us for more information about the liver transplant program at Rush, or to find out if you are eligible for a liver transplant. We can provide general information or a transplant nurse coordinator is available to answer specific questions about treatment.

A Patient's Story

Read Mike's story, which details his experience as a patient who received a liver transplant at Rush.

Our highly skilled liver transplant care team is known for handling the most complex patient cases and is committed to caring for high-risk recipients.