Q&A: Answering the ‘Why’ Behind Liver Transplant Inequity
Unfortunately, Black and Hispanic children who are awaiting liver transplant may face disparities during the pediatric transplant process. Here’s what’s being done to address them.
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New Liver Gives a Toddler a Renewed Chance at Life
“Ocean was in dire need of a liver transplant,” says Carlos Esquivel, MD, pediatric transplant surgeon. “He was very ill and running out of time to wait for a compatible pediatric donor. We rarely get a pediatric donor. We had an offer for him from an adult donor that was his only chance for survival. We were able to use a small segment of the donated liver to save his life.”
Gift of Life Celebrated at Warriors’ African American Heritage Night
During African American Heritage Night at Chase Center, seven Stanford Medicine Children’s Health transplant patients… Read more »
Patient Heading to the Rose Parade to Honor His Three ‘Angel Organ Donors’
Joseph Sanchez-Munoz is special. He has had three transplants—a kidney, liver and heart—at three different points in his life. And now, he’s honoring his donors on a national stage.
Pediatric Liver Team and Young Patient’s Family Help Him Thrive Three Years After Surgery
Martin Alvarez’s case demonstrates why Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford has the best three-year patient survival rate in the U.S.
‘Wildest Dreams’: Teen Awaiting Lifesaving Transplant Gifted Taylor Swift Tickets
Nevaeh has a medical condition that limits her in many ways. Seeing the ‘Bejeweled’ singer in concert wasn’t one of them, thanks to a generous donor and Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
Teen Taking on Life After Intestine-Liver-Pancreas Transplant
Zero signs of rejection despite her second intestinal transplant, thanks to advanced protocols and innovations at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.
‘He Saved My Life’: Honoring a Pioneer Transplant Surgeon for 35 Years of Saving Lives
A patient describes how a pediatric liver transplant pioneer saved her life twice as she celebrates his 35 years of service in the Bay Area.
After Liver Transplant, 5-Year-Old Celebrates the Gift of Life With San Francisco Giants
Organ Donor Awareness Day with SF Giants.
New Laparoscopic Procedure for Live Donor Liver Transplant Makes Donation Easier
Felix is the first infant to receive a live donor liver transplant that was removed laparoscopically from an adult donor on the West Coast.
What Are the Signs of Hepatitis in Children?
Following a CDC alert about a cluster of rare hepatitis cases in children, a Stanford Medicine Children’s Health pediatric hepatologist provides guidance for parents.
New Liver, New Life for Baby With Biliary Atresia
Parents met with the liver transplant team and a month later she had transplant surgery.
Most Valuable Player
A full liver transplant was his best chance of survival.
Bucky’s Story: Meet the Youngest Baby to Have an Intricate Liver Surgery at Packard Children’s
Biliary atresia is a rare disease, occurring in about 1 in 12,000 U.S. births.
Novel Treatment Eliminates Need for Liver Transplant in Newborn
A spirit of cooperation drives care and research at Packard Children’s.
Life Before and After Organ Transplant
Donate Life Month: Families share the challenges and victories of awaiting organ transplant.
San Francisco Giants Celebrate ‘Donate Life Day’
“Play Ball!!” Austin Salinas, age four, who is awaiting a kidney transplant at Packard Children’s, kicks off the annual Donate Life game with the SF Giants.
The Four-Pound Fighter
An ambulance rushed Dane to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. At four-pounds Dane Conrads was the smallest transplant the team had ever done.
Foster child gets a new liver and an adoptive family
Physician’s assistant, Melanie Merrill-Kennedy, adopts Pochie, a liver transfer patient under her care.
Just-released national data confirm Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford No. 1 in transplantation
Newly released data show that the transplant center at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford is once again confirmed as the national leader in pediatric organ transplantation.
Transplant pioneer at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford celebrates 30 years of saving lives
Three decades ago, in the early days of liver transplant, babies with liver failure usually died. Transplants were saving adults and older children, but were not offered to patients younger than 2. For these youngsters, doctors thought, the operation was too risky and difficult. But an ambitious surgeon named Carlos Esquivel changed that.
Living donor transplantation has emotional benefits, too
When it comes to life-saving liver transplantation for children, receiving an organ from a living… Read more »
Back to karate after beating liver transplant odds
A liver tumor for 5-year-old Finn might have required a transplant, but our doctors had a better plan.
Three Days, Three Hearts
In an extremely rare three-day series of transplants in May, three young adults received new hearts at the Children’s Heart Center at Packard Children’s, including an extraordinarily uncommon double-organ heart and liver transplant.
Bonded Forever Through the Miracle of Transplant
“There’s nothing like having a bond with someone else who knows exactly what you’re going through.”
