Before Surgery

The Transplant Team

Transplant Surgeon

The transplant surgeon performs the actual transplantation procedure and monitors a patient's medication before, during, and after surgery. He or she will assess the quality of the donor's liver before surgery, and monitor the patient's general and liver status following transplantation.

He or she will also check the patient's medication needs, and periodically check the incision to make sure it is healing properly.



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University of Southern California USC Liver Transplant Program and Center for Liver Disease
1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 200, Los Angeles CA 90033-4612
Phone: (323) 442-5908     Fax: (323) 442-5721
E-mail: uscliver@surgery.hsc.usc.edu