Hospitals that have met extensive quality as well as cost-effectiveness criteria have been selected by Aetna to participate in its Institutes of Excellence Transplant Network for liver, kidney and bone marrow transplants.
A donated liver was the Christmas miracle for Scott Kelly, who needed a transplant, and his family.
The newly appointed medical director of Jefferson’s Liver Transplant Program focuses on delivering personalized care to transplant patients.
The influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended all baby boomers undergo a one-time test for hepatitis C, the leading cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Former Jefferson transplant surgeon, Ignazio Marino, MD, elected mayor of Rome.