Transplant Center

Liver Transplant Program

Research - Liver Center

The University of Maryland Liver Center maintains an active research program in both the clinical and basic sciences. The areas of interest include cryoablation of liver tumors, noninvasive determination of cardiopulmonary function in liver disease, portopulmonary hypertension, mechanisms of injury to liver cells, cell transplantation and liver assist devices for liver failure. The following are publications generated by researchers in our Liver Transplant Program.

Philosophe B, Carter S, Doherty GM, Strasberg SM. Hepatobiliary Disease. The Washington Manual of Surgery, Doherty Baumann, Creswell, Goss and Lairmore editors. Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
Philosophe B, Hemming A, Cattral MS, Chung SW, Lily LB, Levy GA, Greig PD. Late graft loss following liver transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings 1996;29:463-464.
Philosophe B, Lander BL, Hemming A, Greig PD, Cattral MS, Wanless I, Rasul I, Baxter N, Taylor BT. Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). J Gastrointest Surg 1997; In press.

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