What questions should I ask my transplant team to make sure I have chosen the best one for me?

You should ask the following questions to a member of the transplant team:

1. Are there any other options besides transplantation?

2. What are the risks and benefits of transplantation? 

3. Tell me about the evaluation process.

4. Where is the transplant evaluation performed?

5. How will I know if I am on the transplant waiting list?

6. How long do most patients with my blood type wait for transplantation in this region?

7. How long have this hospital and team been doing liver transplants?

8. Who are the transplant team members?

9. What are the organ and patient survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years at this hospital?

10. Will I be given an expanded criteria donor organ? How is that decision made?

11. Does this program offer living donor transplantation? How many of these procedures have been done so far?

12. How many surgeons will operate on me? How many are attending physicians, fellows, and residents?

13. Is there a special unit in the hospital for transplant recipients?

14. Whom can I call with questions about the transplant process?

15. Will I be asked to participate in research studies?

16. Can I tour the transplant center facility and hospital transplant floor?