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Pediatric Liver Disease
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The NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, located at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital, is one of the largest and most successful liver transplant centers in North America and the world. To date, our team has performed 500 pediatric liver transplants. Here, your child is in expert hands, as we are committed to providing our patients with the safest, most advanced techniques available to extend survival and quality of life.

The NYP Transplant team celebrating their 500th successful liver transplant.

About Our Program

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital have built national reputations for outstanding care devoted to children. The NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, located at both children’s hospitals, provides the most advanced, safe, and proven treatments for liver disorders in children of all ages.

The NewYork-Presbyterian Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation has a history of close collaboration among clinical specialists, including hepatologists (liver experts), gastroenterologists, hepatobiliary surgeons (liver surgeons), radiologists, pathology experts, advanced care nurses, social workers, and patient support staff. This multidisciplinary team addresses the unique needs of children with liver disorders, including acute liver failure, biliary atresia, and liver cancer. For these challenging and complex conditions, our team performs some of the most technically demanding and innovative procedures, such as liver surgery and liver transplant.

As part of a world-class medical center, we have the ability to centralize care for our patients and connect our patients to providers in more than 100 specialties and subspecialties. When the time comes, we can provide the support patients and their families need to ensure a smooth transition from pediatric to adult care.

  • Expertise in Pediatric Liver Disease
  • World-Class Liver Transplant Programs
  • Propelling the Field through Research
  • Access to World-Class Pediatric Specialists

25 years

of pediatric liver transplant experience

100%

1-year graft and patient survival rate*

#1

pediatric transplant center in New York

#3

pediatric transplant center in the Nation

(*Our 1-year graft and patient survival rate [SRTR data 1/5/2023]. National average is 93.12% and 95.52%, respectively.)

What We Treat

At NewYork-Presbyterian, our liver specialists have expertise in the treatment of a wide range of liver conditions and disorders in children of all ages. Some of the most common liver diseases we treat are:

  • Acute Liver Failure: when the liver suddenly stops functioning over the course of a few days.
  • Alagille Syndrome: an inherited liver disorder in which bile builds up in the liver. It affects the liver, heart and other parts of the body.
  • Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency: in this inherited condition, the liver produces an abnormal form of the alpha-1 antitrypsin protein.
  • Bile Acid Synthesis Defects (BASD): rare metabolic disorders that cause accumulation of abnormal bile acids and other substances that can damage organ systems.
  • Biliary Atresia: this condition, which affects infants, prevents the liver from draining bile to the intestines.
  • Cystic Fibrosis: an inherited disease that causes mucus to build up throughout the body, and can affect multiple organs.
  • Liver Cancer: the abnormal growth of cells in liver tissue. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer.
  • Portal Hypertension: elevated blood pressure in the portal vein, the major vein that carries blood to the liver.
  • Viral Hepatitis: an infection that causes liver swelling and damage. There are several different viruses that can produce hepatitis.
  • Wilson's Disease: a genetic disorder that prevents the body from excreting copper, causing it to build up in tissue.

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NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

3959 Broadway New York, NY 10032

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212-305-3000

NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital

525 East 68th Street New York, NY 10065

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646-962-3869