Liver Transplant Program

Frequently asked questions about liver transplant

A living donor liver transplant can be an alternative to deceased donor liver transplantation for some patients on the waiting list. The ideal candidates are patients who foresee a long wait on the deceased transplant list and experience complications of liver disease, such as ascites and encephalopathy and patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Our liver transplant specialists

The transplant surgeons and hepatologists on the medical staff at Baylor Scott & White Health are internationally renowned experts in the field of liver transplant.

As one of the first liver transplant centers in the country, our high volume and vast experience allows us to manage a large population of liver disease patient at our two transplant locations in Dallas and Fort Worth.

Liver transplant leadership

Sumeet Asrani, MD, MSc

Dr. Asrani is the Chief of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation for the Baylor Scott & White Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute in Dallas and Fort Worth. He served as the Medical Director of the Center for Advanced Liver Disease for seven years. He provides clinical care at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie. Recently, Dr. Asrani restructured the research enterprise of the Simmons Transplant Institute and has been instrumental in elevating the name of the Institute and Baylor Scott & White as a recognized presence in the national and international academic world.

Saleh Elwir, MD -  BUMC Medical Director of Liver Transplant

Stevan Gonzalez, MD - BAS Medical Director of Liver Transplant

Amar Gupta, MD - Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons - Transplant Institute