‘A second chance at life’: CU doctor helps patients in underserved communities get liver transplant care

For a person who needs a liver transplant, where they live has a major influence on how difficult it is for them to get a transplant. Patients living in Montana or New Mexico, for instance, do not have any liver transplant centers in their state, creating barriers in accessing care. Transplant hepatologist Avash Kalra, M.D., is working to remove such barriers as director of liver transplant outreach and strategic development at the University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Medicine. In this role, Kalra regularly travels to visit patients living in resource-limited areas that cannot offer specialized liver transplant care.