YO R K C O M E D S O C . O R G FEATURE: UPMC Opens York Liver Transplant Clinic Swaytha Ganesh, M.D., medical director, UPMC Living Donor Program, Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute S outh central Pennsylvanians with end-stage liver disease now have a new option for liver transplant evaluation with the opening this week of the UPMC Liver Transplant Evaluation Clinic at UPMC Memorial. More than 12,000 Americans are on a liver transplant waiting list, yet 25% will succumb to their disease due to lack of available organs. Living-donor liver transplantation is a life-saving option, which involves transplanting a portion of a healthy person's liver to someone with an unhealthy liver. This is possible because of the liver's unique ability to regenerate or regrow. In 2020, UPMC led the nation in living-donor liver transplants and was the only center in the country to perform more living-donor than deceased-donor liver transplants. " A diagnosis of liver disease is daunting enough without having to travel for care. UPMC pioneered liver transplantation with Dr. Thomas Starzl, and now 12 York County Medicine | S P R I N G 2 0 2 1http://www.YORKCOMEDSOC.ORG