Pediatric Transplant

Raquel Allen celebrates her first birthday at Comer Children's Hospital, with family, friends and UChicago Medicine staff. Raquel was treated for biliary atresia and received part of a liver in a transplant from a living donor, Catherine Ortiz

Supporting Your Child's Transplant Journey

Learning that your child needs a transplant can be extremely difficult. Many of the families coming to the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital are drawn by our long history of innovation in the complex field of pediatric transplant surgery. Others hear about our highly skilled transplant doctors, many of whom have international reputations for their expertise.

What We Treat

We specialize in helping children with particularly hard-to-treat conditions. Many of our patients come to us after a variety of medical and surgical treatments have failed. In many cases, we can offer families hope by providing innovative, caring approaches to transplantation.