UP-PGH performs first successful pediatric liver transplant in government hospital

December 3, 2025 – 6:38 PM

The UP-Philippine General Hospital (UP PGH) performed the first successful pediatric liver transplant in a government hospital to a nine-year old boy with biliary atresia.

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UP-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH)

has successfully performed its first pediatric liver transplant in a government hospital, according to UP-PGH.

The procedure saved a nine-year-old boy diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare condition in infants in which the bile ducts become scarred and blocked, preventing bile from draining into the intestine and causing progressive liver damage.

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Domagoso reportedly helped fund the procedure, pooling resources from private companies, philanthropists, and his personal funds. The mayor visited the patient on November 18, where he was received by UP Manila Chancellor Dr.

Michael Tee

and UP-PGH Director Gerardo Legaspi.

According to UP-PGH, the hospital is now preparing to expand its pediatric transplant program, with plans to perform more life-saving surgeries for children with liver diseases in the coming years.