Evelyn Hsu - Liver Transplant and How to Become a Transplant Hepatologist
In this episode of Bowel Sounds, hosts Drs. Peter Lu and Jennifer Lee talk to Dr. Evelyn Hsu about liver transplantation in children and how to become a pediatric transplant hepatologist. We talk about what inspired her to become a transplant hepatologist and introduce the topic of pediatric liver transplantation, including its indications, contraindications, and the components of transplant evaluation. We discuss the improvements in transplant outcomes over time and the new standards for a successful outcome. Finally, we talk about transplant hepatology fellowship training and what the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) is doing to help educate GI trainees with an interest in liver transplantation.As always, the discussion, views, and recommendations in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the hosts and guests and are subject to change over time with advances in the field.References:Dominique Ansel's MasterClass on French Pastry FundamentalsHyperbole and a Half by Allie BroshThe Great Pottery Throw Down on HBOThe American Barbecue Showdown on NetflixSociety of Pediatric Liver Transplantation (SPLIT) website Produced by: Peter LuSpecial requests:Thank you to everyone for listening to our podcast. If you enjoyed this content and thought it was useful, we ask you to consider doing any or all of the following three things: Tell one person that you think would like this type of content about the podcast. We want to reach more GI doctors and trainees as well as general pediatricians, pediatric residents and medical students. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts -- this helps more people discover our podcast. You can also support the show by making a donation to the NASPGHAN Foundation Support the show (https://www.naspghan.org/content/87/en/foundation/donate)
