Clinical Programs

The Liver Transplant Program functions within the Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT) Program of the University Health Network and the Toronto General Hospital (UHN and TGH) and the Pediatric Academic Multi-Organ Transplant Program (PAMOT) of the Hospital for Sick Children (HSC). The Staff are:

• 6 Hepatologists: Drs. Bhat, Jaeckel, Lilly, Patel, Selzner, Tsien
• 7 Surgeons: Drs. Amir Sayed, Ghanekar, Goldaracena, McGilvray, Reichman, Selzner, Shwaartz
• 4-6 Transplant Hepatology Fellows
• 6 Surgical Fellows
• 5 Nurse Practitioners
• GI Residents and students from the University of Toronto Programs

The adult program serves approximately 75% of the province of Ontario (13.5M), and most patients from the province of Manitoba, and the pediatric program serves all of Ontario, Manitoba, and ~½ of the Maritimes.

Liver Transplant Volumes: 1985 – 2021

Adult Liver Transplant Service

The adult liver transplant in-patient service is comprised of 5 Nurse Practitioners, the Transplant Hepatologist and Surgeon, the Transplant Hepatology and Surgical Fellows, a PGY1 Resident in General Surgery, and an inpatient physician servicing an average of 30-45 pts. Hepatology staff and fellows are on service for one week at a time; Staff rotates on Friday and Fellows rotate on Mondays. Joint inpatient rounds are held at 7am and 3pm daily . The service has 30 – 45 listed patients including listed patients, postoperative recipients on their transplant admission, and late post-transplant patients.