Hepatologist Role in Transplant Process | Ohio State Medical Center

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Channel: Ohio State Wexner Medical Center · 2016 · Education

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When a patient requires a liver transplant, a hepatologist is the physician who not only assesses disease severity, but also coordinates the involvement of various transplant team specialists. Sean Kelly, MD, a transplant hepatologist himself at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, draws the analogy of a quarterback calling the plays during a process which could take weeks or may have to happen in a matter of days. 

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