Research and You

​​​​​​​The Ajmera Transplant Centre at the University Health Network (UHN) is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of transplantation and regenerative medicine.

Performing over 3,000 liver transplants since 1968, we are always improving our services to meet your needs through our commitment to high quality research.

We are also home to largest Living Liver Donor program in North America. Surgeons and medical teams come from all over the world to learn about what makes us so successful.​​​

• Access to a team of expert health care professionals at one of the best transplant centres in the country
• Access to promising new treatments, before they become widely available in the community
• Services that are provided at no cost to you. In certain cases, you may be reimbursed for travel and other expenses
• A role in advancing medical research. This makes a difference in the lives of those with the same disease, both today and in the future

The Liver Clinical Trials Research Group is dedicated to effectively turning basic research from "bench" to "bedside" with a strong emphasis on clinical research. We are always conducting research studies to evaluate and advance the science of liver transplantation, and the care of transplant patients.​

Current research areas include:

• Immunosuppression drug therapeutics and monitoring
• Physiological complications – Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular related
• Quality of care research – Identifying approaches to improve your care processes with our best medicine practices
• Hepatitis C virus antiviral therapies
• ​OrganOx Metra Device –​ This technique uses a device that preserves and keeps the donor liver healthy outside the body, mimicking human physiological functions before being transplanted.​