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At Tampa General Hospital, the Comprehensive Liver Disease & Transplant Center brings together uniquely experienced physicians from multiple disciplines to provide comprehensive hepatology services to patients with diseases of the liver, biliary tree, and gallbladder.  

At Tampa General Hospital, we have tremendous experience in kidney transplantation. The TGH Living Donor Kidney Transplant Program is one of the leaders in the state of Florida in living donor kidney transplantation. Approximately 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant in the United States. Below are some frequently asked questions about living donor kidney transplantation.

Para ayudar a crear un proceso claro y compasivo para nuestra población hispana, el Instituto de Trasplantes del TGH cuenta con un equipo bilingüe compuesto por cirujanos, médicos, trabajadores sociales, coordinadores financieros y otro personal de apoyo para ayudar a los pacientes de habla hispana a navegar con facilidad a lo largo del proceso de trasplante. Este programa culturalmente sensible comienza con la fase de remisión para trasplante y continúa a través de la evaluación, el trasplante y el postrasplante para garantizar que los pacientes hispanos y sus familias se sientan lo más cómodos posible.

Dialysis access surgery is performed for patients who require long-term dialysis treatment.   

To help create a clear and compassionate process for our Hispanic population, the TGH Transplant Institute features a bilingual team made up of surgeons, physicians, social workers, financial coordinators, and other support staff to smoothly navigate Spanish-speaking patients along their transplant journey. 

By utilizing hepatitis C donors, we have access to a larger donor pool with typically younger donors, allowing our patients to benefit from shorter wait times with the same positive outcomes seen with non-hepatitis C organs. In this program, patients are treated in a dedicated clinic for HCV and our team works in collaboration with advanced practice providers, coordinators and a specialized pharmacy team.