Residential and Transplant Center Neighborhood Segregation and Live Donor Liver Transplant - Takeaways - MDSpire

Residential and Transplant Center Neighborhood Segregation and Live Donor Liver Transplant

  • By

  • Alexandra T. Strauss

  • Gayathri Menon

  • Yiting Li

  • Valerie L. Thompson

  • Vedant Jain

  • Jane J. Long

  • Byoungjun Kim

  • Mario P. DeMarco

  • Babak J. Orandi

  • Dorry L. Segev

  • Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco

  • June 2, 2026

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    Access to live donor liver transplant (LDLT) is significantly influenced by social determinants of health, particularly racial and ethnic disparities.

  • 2

    Structural racism and neighborhood segregation adversely affect access to health care resources, contributing to health disparities in marginalized populations.

  • 3

    The study hypothesized that higher segregation in patient and transplant center neighborhoods correlates with lower access to LDLT.

  • 4

    Data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients was used to analyze the relationship between neighborhood segregation and LDLT access.

  • 5

    The study aims to quantify LDLT access disparities by race, ethnicity, and insurance type in relation to neighborhood segregation.

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Residential and Transplant Center Neighborhood Segregation and Live Donor Liver Transplant

  • by Alexandra T. Strauss, Gayathri Menon, Yiting Li, Valerie L. Thompson, Vedant Jain, Jane J. Long, Byoungjun Kim, Mario P. DeMarco, Babak J. Orandi, Dorry L. Segev, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco

  • June 2, 2026

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