What does a Liver Transplant surgeon do?

Liver transplant surgeons are specially trained doctors who perform the surgery and provide care before and after the transplant.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the liver transplant surgeon?

Investigations like Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of abdomen or pelvis, Computed tomography (CT) scan of abdomen or pelvis, Dobutamine stress echocardiogram (DSE), Ultrasound, Electrocardiogram, Colonoscopy, Mammogram, and blood tests.

Can you get a liver transplant if you are an alcoholic?

You can get but in there is poor prognosis.

What are matching creiterion for liver donor and liver recipient?

For the liver donor, criteria includes a compatible blood type and body size having no serious medical condition such as liver disease, diabetes, heart disease, or cancer and should be aged between 18 to 60 and for liver recipient a OPTN's computer system is followed which matches the donor's organs to potential recipients.

How long can you live after a liver transplant?

Usually, about 75% of people who undergo liver transplant live for at least five years.

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Dr. Kaiser Raja is a Hepatologist with 13+ years of experience.
His expertise lies in complex liver disease, liver failure, liver cancer, liver transplants, chronic viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, metabolic liver disease, cirrhosis, hepatitis B and C, autoimmune liver disease, alcoholic liver disease, Endoscopy, and ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
Dr. Raja has completed his MBBS from the prestigious Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal followed by MD in Internal Medicine from the well known Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh. Later, he did his DM in Gastroenterology and Clinical Fellowship in Advanced Liver Diseases and Transplant Hepatology from reputed Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA.
Under his credit, there are both national and international publications in the indexed journals and he is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CME's, worldwide conferences to talk about Liver failure.