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Liver transplant

Liver transplant surgery is an effective way to treat liver failure. During the procedure, all or part of your damaged liver is removed and replaced with a healthy one from a donor.

Liver transplant center in Denver

When you trust your liver transplant care to us, you're getting an entire team of experts working to help you heal.

Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center is home to highly skilled surgeons, hepatologists and transplant specialists who have performed more than 1,000 transplants. In each one of those procedures, we offered compassionate, individualized care — and that's what you'll get here as well.

Expert advice, available 24/7

Free medical advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.

Free medical advice is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.

Related specialties

Learn more about our related specialties.

Liver diseases treated with transplants

The reasons you may need a liver transplant include:

  • Alcohol liver disease
  • Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
  • Ascites
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Budd-Chiari syndrome
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Edema
  • Esophageal and gastric varices
  • Hepatic encephalopathy
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis D
  • Hepatitis E
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Hereditary hemochromatosis
  • Ischemic hepatitis
  • Jaundice
  • Mesenteric thrombosis
  • Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Overlap syndromes
  • Portal vein thrombosis
  • Primary biliary cholangitis
  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis
  • Wilson disease

Liver transplant services we offer

At our hospital, we understand the importance of developing a supportive relationship with each of our patients. We work to provide you with a detailed understanding of the transplant process and help you feel confident in your care here.

Liver transplant program

We are positioned to help our patients succeed by offering a complete liver transplant surgery program and recovery assistance program. Because of this, we are certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as a liver disease and transplant center with documented successful outcomes that surpass national benchmarks.

Providing care throughout Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region

Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Transplant Center in Denver, Colorado delivers comprehensive treatment and support for people with liver, kidney, pancreatic and hepatobiliary disease. To provide access to the same high level of care for patients outside the metro area, our team operates outreach clinics throughout the Rocky Mountain Region.

To schedule care at any of our outreach clinic locations, please call (720) 754-2155.

Billings Clinic
315 N 25th St, 2nd floor
Billings, MT 59101 

Casper Clinic
940 E 3rd St., Ste 201
Casper, WY 82601

Colorado Springs Clinic
6965 Tutt Blvd, Ste 210
Colorado Springs, CO 80923 

Grand Junction Clinic
2440 N 11th St
Grand Junction, CO 81501

Loveland Clinic
1808 N Boise Ave, Ste 120
Loveland, CO 80538

Transplant center network

At our Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center Liver Transplant Center, we partner with a far-reaching network of transplant hospitals to receive organ donations. Our leading surgeons have extensive experience performing living donor liver transplants and our team is expert in treating complex liver disease cases. Our teams effectively resolve complications before, during and after transplant surgery.

Your liver transplant team

Our liver transplant team consists of trained surgeons, hepatologists, gastroenterologists, interventional radiologists and transplant experts. Our doctors have years of experience treating liver conditions and performing liver transplants.

Our fellowship-trained physicians are drawn from medical centers across the country. Our liver transplant doctors' backgrounds include training in high-volume liver transplant facilities, which allows us to bring extensive knowledge and expertise to your care.

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Our surgical specialties

Our surgical teams continue to learn and perfect innovative surgical techniques for the liver. Our areas of expertise for surgical treatment include:

  • Minimally invasive laparoscopic and robot-assisted liver surgery resections
  • Microwave ablation procedures
  • Radiofrequency ablation

Our Liver transplant Locations

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Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
1719 E 19th Ave
Denver, CO 80218
 (720) 754 - 6000

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Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
1719 E 19th Ave
Denver, CO 80218
 (720) 754 - 6000

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