Submit a
Donor Health History Form 
, along with documentation of your blood type to the Living Liver Donor program.
If you are a suitable donor, the program will contact you for a preliminary appointment. A preliminary appointment includes:
blood tests,
ECG,
chest x-ray and meeting a transplant assessment coordinator and donor doctor.
If a liver transplant is right for you, you will move onto the second step of the evaluation. You may have some or all of these tests
-
CT Scan
- Pulmonary function test
- Psychological assessment
- Additional heart tests (e.g., echocardiogram, exercise stress test)
-
MRI
- Consultations for weight loss
- Liver biopsy
Additionally, you will meet with a social worker, an independent medical team, and an anesthesiologist.
Depending on your results, you may have to meet other healthcare professionals and go through other tests.
After your evaluation is done, your donor team will review all your test results and will talk to you about whether donating a part of your liver is right for you.
You may be approved to become a liver donor if:
- All required tests and consultations have been completed.
- You have met and talked with all members of the donor team who are involved in your evaluation.
Donor safety is our first priority. We will not compromise the donor assessment process even if the donor is very sick.
It is important to stay healthy while you are being evaluated as a donor and before your surgery. The donor team recommends the following:
If you wish to speak with a living liver donor or recipient, please contact our office.
