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Advanced Liver Failure & Transplant Program

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Why referring physicians choose us

The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian is a leader in providing unparalleled medical care for patients with advanced liver failure. Our expert physicians and surgeons from Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine employ innovative techniques to expand the donor pool for adults and children facing complex liver diseases. Our program specializes in living donor transplantation, split liver transplantation, and robotic transplant surgery, aiming to reduce wait times and achieve optimal patient outcomes. Discover more about our liver team, the latest advancements in research and clinical care, and how to refer a patient below.

We perform the highest number of liver transplants annually in New York State*

We are home to the largest robotic living donor liver transplant program in the country**

New York State's first fully robotic living donor liver transplant***

*OPTN, 2025 | **Donor hepatectomies are exclusively robot-assisted | ***Advances, 2025

Refer a patient for advanced liver failure treatment

Partner with us if your patient is facing advanced or complex liver failure. Take one of the steps below, and a member of our team will contact you to discuss your case and the next steps. We accept most insurance plans and accommodate all languages. For convenience, you’ll find a list of our doctors below.

Call: 347-923-8275 (Columbia)

Call: 917-933-1633 (Weill Cornell)

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Department leadership

Danielle Brandman, MD
Danielle Brandman, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation

Robert S. Brown, MD, M.P.H.
Robert S. Brown, MD, M.P.H.

Weill Cornell Medicine
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Lorna Mills Dove, MD
Lorna Mills Dove, MD

Columbia
Enterprise Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplantation
Director, Clinical Hepatology

Jean C. Emond, MD
Jean C. Emond, MD

Columbia
Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Transplant Surgeon

Alyson N. Fox, MD
Alyson N. Fox, MD

Columbia
Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program

Jason Hawksworth, MD
Jason Hawksworth, MD

Columbia
Surgical Director, Adult Liver Transplantation
Director, Robotic Liver Surgery Program

Gene Y. Im, MD, FAASLD
Gene Y. Im, MD, FAASLD

Columbia
Director, Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Program

Arun B. Jesudian, MD
Arun B. Jesudian, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine
Director, Liver Quality and Inpatient Liver Services

Tomoaki Kato, MD
Tomoaki Kato, MD

Columbia
Chief, Division of Abdominal Organ Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Juan P. Rocca, MD
Juan P. Rocca, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine
Surgical Director, Liver Cancer Program

Russell Rosenblatt, MD, M.S.
Russell Rosenblatt, MD, M.S.

Weill Cornell Medicine
Medical Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant

Benjamin Samstein, MD
Benjamin Samstein, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine
Chief, Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Surgical Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program

Julia J. Wattacheril, MD, MPH
Julia J. Wattacheril, MD, MPH

Columbia
Director, Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) Program

Transplant hepatologists

Anthony Junsung Choi, MD
Anthony Junsung Choi, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Giuseppe Cullaro, MD
Giuseppe Cullaro, MD

Columbia

Suzanne A. Elshafey, MD, MPH
Suzanne A. Elshafey, MD, MPH

Columbia

Catherine Lucero, MD
Catherine Lucero, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Yael R. Nobel, MD, MS
Yael R. Nobel, MD, MS

Columbia

Meaghan M. Phipps, MD
Meaghan M. Phipps, MD

Columbia

Rebecca Roediger, MD
Rebecca Roediger, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Emily Schonfeld, MD
Emily Schonfeld, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Avesh Thuluvath, MD
Avesh Thuluvath, MD

Columbia

Elizabeth C. Verna, MD
Elizabeth C. Verna, MD

Columbia

Xiao Zhao, MD
Xiao Zhao, MD

Columbia

Transplant surgeons

Dustin Joseph Carpenter, MD
Dustin Joseph Carpenter, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, MD
Rebecca Craig-Schapiro, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Peter Liou, MD
Peter Liou, MD

Columbia

Nathaly P. Llore, MD
Nathaly P. Llore, MD

Columbia

Services & specialties

  • Alcohol related liver disease
  • Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Biliary atresia
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Cirrhosis
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Hereditary hemochromatosis
  • Liver metastases
  • Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)
  • Neuroendocrine tumors
  • Polycystic liver disease
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Wilson’s disease
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