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In the Pediatric Liver Center at Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ Children’s Health, we care for children with all types of liver disease, from common to the most advanced, complex, and rare. Our large team of national experts specialize to make sure your child receives the very latest, innovative liver treatments to improve their liver disease, optimize the health of related organs, and, when needed, prepare them for a successful liver transplant.Ìý

Why choose us for pediatric liver care

Thanks to our exceptionally large team of pediatric liver specialists, which is double the average size, our innovative treatments, and our ability to bring multiple specialists to the table, we are able to provide truly comprehensive care for children with liver disease. Highlights of our Pediatric Liver Center include the following:

• Our award-winning team treats children with highly complex liver diseases and advanced liver failure. Hospitals across California and the West refer their most highly complex liver pediatric patients to us for our advanced, tailored care and our exceptional liver outcomes.
• We have nationally known experts in several liver conditions and related organs. Our greatly specialized liver care team supports children with biliary atresia, metabolic liver disease, portal hypertension, primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), autoimmune hepatitis, liver cancer, Alagille syndrome, advanced bile duct disease, and simpler to rarer conditions.
• We conduct innovative research in pediatric liver care. Our respected Stanford hepatology experts engage in pioneering research and novel clinical trials, and they host national conferences to advance treatments. This means leading-edge care for your child.
• We offer cutting-edge diagnostics and treatments that are rare to find. These include advanced endoscopy for complex bile tract disorders, special imaging techniques to evaluate for biliary atresia, and much more.
• We collaborate closely with our renowned liver transplant team. We are consistently in the top four in the nation for liver transplant volumes and No. 2 in the nation for solid organ transplants. We offer several innovative liver transplants for children along with groundbreaking treatments and techniques that may help circumvent liver transplant.
• We provide convenient care close to home. Our team of doctors and providers travel to several Stanford liver clinics in the West as part of our Transplant Outreach Program, saving you trips to Palo Alto.