The University of Maryland Medical Centers Liver Transplant app gives referring physicians immediate access to the University of Maryland Liver Transplant Team at all hours of the day and provides medical information for physicians caring for patients who have received or are in need of a liver transplant.
The app provides cell phone and email information for University of Marylands liver transplant surgeons for both urgent referrals and non-urgent consults. It also includes criteria for living donor liver candidacy a MELD calculator, and Kings College criteria for liver failure.
The University of Maryland Division of Transplantation performs approximately 80 liver transplant per year, including adult living donor liver transplants. The Liver Transplant team includes:
- Rolf Barth, MD, Associate Professor and Director of Liver and Hepatobiliary Surgery
- John LaMattina, MD, Assistant Professor
- Linda Ridge, Transplant Coordinator
- Debbie Virden, Transplant Coordinator
- Tara Hardy, Transplant Coordinator