The Henry Ford Liver Transplant Program has long been recognized nationally as a leader in advancing the care and treatment options for transplant patients and for living donors. From Michigan's first split-liver transplant, the first adult-to-adult living-donor transplant, to the first minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery for living donors, the Henry Ford team is a master of surgical and medical innovation to give patients new hope for recovery. With a focus on patient safety and multidisciplinary medical care, the Henry Ford Liver Transplant Program has the highest volume of patients in the state and a track record of patient outcomes that consistently surpass national rates and remain the best in Michigan.
As one of few centers in the nation to provide both deceased-donor and living-donor transplants, as well as robotic-assisted surgical technology for living donors, the Henry Ford team is able to provide each patient a personalized treatment plan to achieve the best possible outcome. This means patients are cared for by liver medical specialists, liver surgery specialists, other specialty physicians as needed, specialized nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, dietitians, and others. The team helps transplant patients and families and living donors throughout the entire process of care before, during, and after transplantation.
The Henry Ford Liver Transplant Program also provides patients the benefits of research, offering clinical trials of new medications or new combinations of medications aimed at improving outcomes by reducing the rate of infection and chronic rejection following transplantation, as well as treatment of hepatitis C and liver cancer after transplant.
Physician expertise, a history of experience, innovation in technology and research, exceptional outcomes, and personalized team care are the reasons why people in need of a liver transplant turn to the Henry Ford Liver Transplant Program.
Henry Ford is a designated Center of Excellence in liver transplantation by the national Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Aetna, and a major transplant center approved by all payors in Michigan.
