Before becoming a living donor, you will have an extensive evaluation by the experts at the UPMC Liver Transplant Program, who will make sure you’re a good candidate for living-donor surgery. They will also make sure that donating poses the least possible risk to you and the child in need and help find a child for which you are the most appropriate medical match.
Following the evaluation, our transplant team will help guide you through the next steps and prepare you for surgery.
Steps of Living-Liver Donation
1. Pre-liver-donation evaluation
2. Surgery to remove part of your liver
3. Post-liver-donation care
If you’re interested in saving a child on the liver transplant waiting list, please register to be a living donor today. If you’re an appropriate candidate for living donation, the UPMC Living Donor Transplant Program will contact you.