Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving procedure and in some cases, the only mode of management. It is an ideal mode of treatment in conditions like end-stage liver disease, acute liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma within specific criteria. Unfortunately, the demand for liver transplantation continues to outrun the supply of donor livers and this alarming disparity has resulted in a high wait list mortality. In a 2019 study (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, OPTN/SRTR), 52.2% adult patients had to wait for more than 1 year for a liver transplantation 1 . A simultaneous increase in opioid related deaths in the United States has left the organ procurement system with an increased availability of young, hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleic acid testing (NAT) positive donors and it is estimated that, if used, they could contribute 300 to 500 additional liver grafts to the liver donor pool 2 .