Thomas Jefferson Hospital has had a long tradition of outstanding success in the treatment of patients with all forms of acute
and chronic liver disease. Thomas Jefferson Hospital is the longest continuously active Liver Transplantation program in the
Philadelphia area. The Liver Transplant Program began in 1984. The surgical team is headed by Ignazio Marino, MD, FACS. Two
full-time hepatologists are available for consultative services for all liver disorders and for the initial evaluation and
management of patients awaiting liver transplant. The program is actively involved in clinical research. Patients receive
comprehensive personalized care from our physicians and the entire professional staff which includes our nurse coordinators,
social workers, nutritionists and pharmacists. Referring physicians are regularly kept informed of their patients' progress
and are encouraged to actively participate in their patients' care before and after liver transplant and during treatment
for underlying liver disease. Our staff is available for same day consultations, follow-up office visits and telephone consultation.
For consultation or referral, please call 215-955-8900.
Our program offers:
- Evaluation and treatment of patients with all forms of liver disease including: acute and chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic
liver disease, cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, Wilson's disease, alpha-l-antitrypsin deficiency, hemochromatosis, Budd-Chiari
syndrome, Primary Biliary Cirrhosis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Alagille's syndrome and many others.
- Treatment of complications of cirrhosis including intractable ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, variceal hemorrhage, renal
failure and hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Transhepatic Intravascular Portosystemic Shunting (TIPS) for variceal bleeding, refractory ascites and renal failure.
- Evaluation for Liver Transplantation and combined Liver/Kidney Transplantation
- Multidisciplinary approach to the management of hepatocellular carcinoma including radiofrequency ablation, cryosurgery, chemoembolization,
surgical resection and liver transplantation.
- New drug therapy for the treatment of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease.
- Community lectures for physicians and patients.
Our staff:
- Hepatologists:
- Liver Transplant Surgeons:
