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Over the last decade hepatobiliary surgery has advanced into a subspecialty with surgeons trained specifically in advanced techniques of liver, pancreas and bile duct surgery. At the University of Florida the Division of Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery has developed an organ system specific approach to hepatobiliary disease that encompasses all of the surgical techniques that are available for the management of hepatobiliary disease. Our division includes surgeons who have the unique ability to perform the full array of surgical techniques for both malignant and non-malignant diseases of the liver, bile duct and pancreas from liver transplantation to hepatic resection. The ability of our surgeons to merge techniques from both transplantation and oncologic surgery allows the most aggressive surgical approach to malignant hepatobiliary disease. It has been clearly shown that results for complex surgeries are better when performed at high volume, experienced centers. We currently perform approximately 100 liver transplants and over 150 liver resections per year making our division one of the most experienced groups in the country. The research interests of the division are directed towards primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) as well as mechanisms of protecting the liver from ischemic injury during both liver transplantation and resection. Our clinical results for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma, liver resection for cholangiocarcinoma, and complex liver resections that include vascular reconstruction have been published with results comparable to the best centers in the world.

To schedule an appointment with one of our surgeons call the Center for Hepatobiliary Disease at the University of Florida.

352 265 0606