At UPMC-managed ISMETT, one of Europe’s leading organ transplant facilities located in Palermo, Italy, health care providers approach complex medical situations, including liver resections, as a… Read more
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A Celebration 20 Years in the Making
It was a hot summer day when the first liver transplant in Sicily was performed at UPMC-managed ISMETT. That day 20 years ago changed the… Read more
Free Hepatitis A Education and Vaccination Community Event
On Saturday, June 29, a free community lunch aimed at combating the spread of hepatitis A in the local area will be held at resolve… Read more
UPMC Nurses Extend Liver Transplant Care to Patients on East Coast
It’s another busy day at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Paula Eicker, MSN and senior director of oncology, transplant and neuro diagnostics, knows that each… Read more
How UPMC is Expanding its Living-Donor Liver Transplant Program
A patient in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania, area needs a liver transplant. Up until about a year ago, the only option was to wait for a… Read more