Department of Hepatobiliary Sciences and Organ Transplant Center

Since the inauguration of the Liver Transplant Program at KAMC in 1994 it is expanding constantly. Its active staff and cases being treated are in a constant increase. It has expanded to include the surgical operations and necessary interferes for liver, gallbladder, pancreatic diseases. Such increasing activities necessitated the establishment of a new Center to satisfy the program’s expansion and the pressure from all facilities Kingdom wide. In 2001 Hepatobiliary Sciences & Liver Transplant was transferred to its new Center.

Services provided by the center

The Center comprises an admission suite for investigation, treatment and surgical operations for liver cases, e.g. tumor excision and liver transplantation. It comprises out-patient clinics with its ancillary services in which the referred patients are screened and followed up. The Center receives hundreds of medical reports for review and provids consultation either to the patients or the referring centers Kingdom wide. Therefore, the Center is serving the Kingdom as being a main center for treating liver diseases, as it comprises qualified staff in the different fields related to adult and pediatric hepatology, including liver transplantation and Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary surgeries.