Overview

The Department of Pediatric Liver Diseases and Liver Transplant at Rainbow Children’s Hospital is a leading center for diagnosing and treating complex liver conditions in children. We specialize in the management of children with acute and chronic liver diseases, metabolic liver disorders, and advanced liver support and liver transplant care.

Rainbow Children’s Hospital Hosts a Liver Transplant Program exclusive to children. The Liver Transplant Program at Rainbow Children has achieved more than 95% survival rates, making it one of the country’s most successful programs.

We specialize in performing living donor, cadaveric, auxiliary, mono-segment, and combined organ transplants. The liver transplant team is backed up by an expert Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) team providing critical peri-operative care to ensure smooth recovery. Additionally, the state-of-the-art Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) enables early diagnosis and intervention for neonatal liver diseases such as neonatal cholestasis and biliary atresia.

Our Expertise Includes

• Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Living donor, cadaveric, auxiliary, and combined liver-kidney transplants
• Surgery for Biliary Disorders: Kasai surgery for Biliary atresia, Biliary Diversion for PFIC
• Management of Genetic Liver disorders: Alagille syndrome, PFIC
• Treatment of Metabolic Liver Diseases: GSD, Tyrosinemia, MSUD, Wilson’s disease
• Management of Acute & Chronic Liver Diseases: Autoimmune hepatitis, neonatal cholestasis, viral hepatitis and drug-induced liver injury
• Comprehensive pre & post-transplant care with advanced ICU support
• Tailored metabolic diets and parenteral nutrition for liver failure patients