By some estimates, about 30 million people in our country (or one in 10 Americans) have some form of liver disease. In a relatively small, but growing percentage of these folks, their liver disease worsens to the point where a liver transplant is necessary to prevent death and restore health. Liver transplant has now become the second most common type of solid organ transplant after kidney transplants, with over 157,000 performed in the U.S. since 1988.

To learn more about liver transplantation, Well Said is joined by expert guest:

Lewis Teperman, MD, professor of surgery at Zucker School of Medicine, director of organ transplantation at Northwell Health, and vice chair of surgery at North Shore University Hospital. In December 2019, Dr. Teperman and his surgical team performed the first liver transplant on Long Island, giving a man with just days to live a new lease on life.

Resources:

Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases