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Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program at UPMC

UPMC performed the world’s first liver-intestinal transplant in 1990. Since then, the UPMC Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program has established itself as a leader, offering a range of transplantation and rehabilitation services for patients with intestinal failure.

UPMC provides multidisciplinary care through our team of world-class surgeons, gastroenterologists, internists, and dietitians who treat each case with the most advanced therapies available.

Many patients experience success with rehabilitation services. Others with more advanced disease benefit from transplant. As one of the largest programs in the world, our outcomes consistently meet or exceed national averages. The UPMC Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program also provides vital services to veterans with intestinal failure through a partnership with the Veterans Health Administration.

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For people with intestinal disorders, UPMC's Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program offers:

Why Choose UPMC's Gastrointestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Program?

  • Our rich history of innovation and small and large intestinal transplant firsts.
  • Our intestinal transplant team’s clinical expertise.
  • Comprehensive digestive care for all types of gastrointestinal disorders.
  • More than three decades of experience in small bowel transplant and intestinal rehabilitation, including management of complex cases.
  • More than 660 adult and pediatric intestinal transplants completed since 1990.
  • Outcomes that exceed the national average.
  • Multidisciplinary team of surgeons, gastroenterologists, hepatologists, radiologists, dietitians, pharmacists, and transplant coordinators to evaluate your case.
  • Expertise on medical treatment and surgical alternatives to reverse intestinal failure to avoid intestinal transplantation.
  • Access to on-call transplant coordinator and surgeon for medical or surgical emergencies, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Learn More About Intestinal Transplant

To learn more, visit UPMC HealthBeat.