Dr. Silvano Raia is a Brazilian surgeon who specializes in

liver The liver is a major organ only found in vertebrates which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth. In humans, it ...

diseases. He is a professor emeritus at the Faculty of Medicine of the

University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best ...

(FMUSP). Raia was the first doctor to achieve a successful

living donor liver transplantation Liver transplantation or hepatic transplantation is the replacement of a Liver disease, diseased liver with the healthy liver from another person (allograft). Liver transplantation is a treatment option for Cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and ...

in July 1989.http://www.abcdasaude.com.br/profissional.php?483

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