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Just as the Norton Thoracic Institute’s lung transplant program has ascended to national and regional recognition, the Norton’s liver and kidney transplant programs are making a similar ascent thanks to the same patient-first culture of excellence and industry-besting outcomes.

Our liver transplant program is certified with the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services. We use a multidisciplinary team approach to transplant care and take a whole-body approach to liver disease, investing both in the prevention and treatment of early-stage disease and the management of end-stage disease. 

Why Get A Liver Transplant?

A liver transplant may be advised if you have complications due to end-stage liver disease.  Liver disease leading to a transplant can be acute or chronic, and can be caused by liver conditions including cirrhosis, hepatitis, autoimmune disease, or liver cancer.

Benefits Of A Liver Transplant

A liver transplant may be the best treatment for end-stage liver disease. People who have a liver transplant may enjoy a better quality of life, be able to return to everyday activities and less chance of dying from liver disease.

Patient-First Focus

Our patient-first culture drives every member of our team to provide unparalleled care to patients with end-stage liver disease and to foster a collaborative working relationship among referring physicians, patients and the Norton transplant team.

Each patient receives personalized care from a multi-disciplinary team of hepatologists, nurse practitioners, dietitians, social workers, psychiatrists and financial coordinators. Each patient is assigned a nurse transplant coordinator, who guides the patient and family through the transplant process which includes evaluation, waiting for an organ, donor match, surgery and recovery. We provide life-long follow-up care for our liver transplant recipients.

Examples of our patient-first focus

  • Our nationally and regionally leading multi-organ transplant center leverages the expertise and outcome-focused culture benefited from our lung transplant leadership into every facet of liver and kidney transplants.

  • Acknowledging that this is a new process for each patient and so our team proactively attends to every pre-and post-transplant detail including diagnostic imaging, phlebotomy, patient care coordination services, and doctors' office cordiality.

  • Timely and speedy initial consultation appointments, highlighted by collaborative results with contracted payers including AHCCCS, Mercy Care, Medicare, and many popular commercial plans.

  • Expediting care-coordination and easing the stress of the transplant evaluation process.

  • Social workers help patients facing psychosocial or socioeconomic challenges, with professional counseling and other services to help patients cope with and resolve their problems.

  • If required, the Norton can provide multi-organ transplant expertise (e.g., simultaneous liver-kidney transplant) with coordinated lifelong care.

  • Expert, experienced team of liver transplant specialists, including board-certified transplant hepatologists and transplant surgeons who are among Arizona's most experienced hepatobiliary surgeons.

  • Liver and kidney transplant support group for patients and their caregivers held every month via Zoom (https://commonspirit.zoom.us/j/99759146364?pwd=bmg4emM0M1h6NVpUOGNDeTJmTVRHUT09)

Learn More

For more information on the liver transplant program at Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s, please call a transplant coordinator today.  Ensuring the best possible outcomes for your patients is our team's top priority in our role as your transplant experts. By collaborating closely, we can achieve great results together.