National Liver Transplant Programme Report
The Liver Transplant Programme was launched in Ireland in January 1993. The development of the programme in Ireland was phased over several years and included an initial two year liaison with King's College Hospital, London, who already had a fully developed programme in Liver Transplantation. During this period, all members of the future Irish Transplant Team -medical, nursing and paramedical -spent time training in liver transplantation at King's College Hospital.
Survival rates after transplantation in St. Vincent's University Hospital are very much in keeping with the best results achieved in U.K. and European centres. The continued success of the liver transplant programme has resulted in ever increasing numbers of patients being referred to St. Vincent's Hospital for assessment of liver disease.
It is anticipated that 50 - 60 adults and 6 - 8 children require transplantation annually in Ireland, although this may increase further as more forms of liver disease are added to the list of indications for liver transplantation.
Prof. John Boylan
Dr. Niamh Conlon
Dr. Finola Naughton
Dr. Shrijit Nair
The Transplantation Team / Liver
Anaesthetists:
Prof. John Boylan
Dr. Niamh Conlon
Dr. Finola Naughton
Dr. Shrijit Nair
Surgeons:
Mr. Emir Hoti
Mr. Justin Geogehan
Mr. Donal Maguire
Physicians:
Prof. John Hegarty
Dr Aidan McCormick
Transplant Liver
Co-ordinators:
Ms. Jennifer Fleming
Ms. June Howe
Ms. Yvonne McGarry
Sisters: