• UCLA Health
  • myUCLAHealth
  • School of Medicine
Intestinal Transplant

Intestinal Transplant

Intestinal Transplant
  • Back to Transplant Services
  • About Us
    • Research & Trials
    • Our Approach to Care
    • Maps / Directions
    • Patient Stories
    • How You Can Help
  • Intestinal Rehab & Care
  • Adult Intestinal Transplant
  • Pediatric Transplant
    • Transition to Adult Care
  • For Patients
  • For Physicians
  • Our Expert Team
  • UCLA Health
  • myUCLAHealth
  • School of Medicine

Intestinal Transplant

About Us

About Us

About Us

  • Research & Trials
  • Our Approach to Care
  • Maps / Directions
  • Patient Stories
  • How You Can Help
  • Research & Trials
  • Our Approach to Care
  • Maps / Directions
  • Patient Stories
  • How You Can Help
  1. Home
  2. Intestinal Transplant
  3. About Us

About Us

Share this

UCLA is one of the world's most experienced intestinal rehabilitation and transplant programs, treating patients from birth through adulthood. Our team offers comprehensive care for adults and children who suffer from short bowel syndrome or short gut syndrome, dependence on total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and advanced liver disease. 

Learn more about our:

  • Pediatric intestinal transplant
  • Adult intestinal transplant
  • Intestinal rehabilitation and care

Why Choose UCLA for Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant?

Our approach has resulted in continued success over the past decade. Recipients of intestinal transplants at UCLA enjoy one of the highest survival rates in the world. Our clinical experience and preventive therapies have led to reduced rates of rejection and fewer viral infections after transplantation. Learn more about our research and trials.

Patients and their families choose us because we offer:

  • Multi-organ transplant expertise: UCLA provides all types of solid-organ transplant, including the liver transplant that some intestinal failure patients need. Because of this expertise, our entire facility's medical teams thoroughly understand the transplant process.
  • Outstanding outcomes combined with personal care: Intestinal transplantation at UCLA offers state-of-the-art care from world-renowned transplant experts, resulting in consistently excellent outcomes.
  • Pediatric-to-adult care in one hospital: We are one of the few U.S. programs offering both adult and pediatric intestinal transplants. We are also one of the few programs providing pediatric and adult care in the same facility. When pediatric intestinal transplant recipients are ready, we have a special program to help them transition to adult care.
  • Personalized medicine: Our care isn't one-size-fits-all. We provide highly personalized patient care, with teams to meet all of your needs and every aspect of care. We also offer support groups for patients before and after transplant. Read more about our approach to care.

Highly Specialized Intestinal Team

We offer a comprehensive team of experts who collaborate on all aspects of our patients' care. Our team includes experts in:

  • Transplantation surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology
  • Cardiology
  • Pulmonology
  • Nephrology
  • Nutrition
  • Social work
  • Psychiatry
  • Transplant Coordinators

Intestinal Failure: What to Expect

Our intestinal rehabilitation and transplant program has developed tried-and-true practices to give patients and their families the right medical options, from evaluation through transplant and beyond.

We carefully assess each patient's intestinal function, based on the length, location and function of the intestine to recommend the right treatment.

For patients with intestinal failure, we will recommend intestinal transplant when appropriate. However, intestinal transplantation is not appropriate for all patients.

We offer other medical and/or surgical treatment options as well, including:

  • Intestinal lengthening procedures
  • Restoring intestinal continuity
  • Intestinal anastomosis/resections (surgery)
  • Nutritional management
  • Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) management
  • Other medical therapies
  • Transplantation
  • Long-term, careful follow-up, incorporating changes in the condition and treatment of the patient over time

Learn more about intestinal rehabilitation and care.

Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Subscribe to Our Videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Connect with Us on LinkedIn Follow us on Pinterest
UCLA Health hospitals ranked best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
  • UCLA Health
  • Find a Doctor
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing
  • UCLA Campus
  • Directory
  • Newsroom
  • Subscribe
  • Patient Stories
  • Giving
  • Careers
  • Volunteer
  • International Services
  • Privacy Practices
  • Nondiscrimination
  • Billing
  • Health Plans
  • Emergency
  • Report Broken Links
  • Terms of Use
  • 1-800-UCLA-MD1
  • Maps & Directions
  • Contact Us
  • Your Feedback
  • Report Misconduct
  • Get Social
  • Sitemap
Like Us on Facebook Follow Us on Twitter Subscribe to Our Videos on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Connect with Us on LinkedIn Follow us on Pinterest

Sign in to myUCLAhealth