--- title: After 2 Liver Transplants Woman Becomes Transplant Nurse description: Before becoming a transplant nurse this woman had 2 liver transplants. image: https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/file-3142740944-jpg/images/laurielukianov061615-resized-600.jpg --- ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/file-3142740944-jpg/images/laurielukianov061615-resized-600.jpg) ### After 2 Liver Transplants Woman Becomes Transplant Nurse *Posted By* Erica Bettencourt Wed, Jun 17, 2015 @ 12:31 PM - - - By Erica Bettencourt ![LaurieLukianov061615 resized 600](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/file-3142740944-jpg/images/laurielukianov061615-resized-600.jpg) [When did you first know you wanted to be a Nurse? ](http://www.diversitynursing.com/forum/showthread.php?916-When-did-you-know) This story is very touching about a patient’s perspective of Nurses at a very young age. Her experience with the Nurses who cared for her over the years, made Nursing an obvious choice for her. Laurie Lukianov, 26, is a woman from Massachusetts who received two liver transplants as a child and is now working to become a transplant nurse. She told Boston Children's Hospital's blog “There is no question in my mind. Since I was 3 years old, I wanted to be a nurse.” Laurie was born with biliary atresia and she needed liver transplants to save her life. At 3 years old she made headlines when she became one of the first patients in the country to receive a liver transplant from a living donor -- her father, Alex Lukianov. When she was 13, Laurie Lukianov needed a second liver transplant. It came from an organ donor, and she had to fight for her life. "I had 13 emergency surgeries from the two-week span from the initial transplant," Laurie Lukianov said. But she won the fight and continued on to good health with the help of her family, a great surgeon and nurses. Now the mother to a 6-year-old boy, already works in a local emergency room and is finishing her first year of nursing school. Laurie Lukianov is also an advocate for organ donation. She tries to let potential donors know that the medical staff will do everything to save a life. Sometimes modern medicine falls short but, the gift of life is never lost on the recipient.  Topics : - [emergency room](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/emergency-room) - [nursing school](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/nursing-school) - [nurse](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/nurse) - [transplant nurse](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/transplant-nurse) - [liver transplant](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/liver-transplant) - [biliary atresia](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/biliary-atresia) - [organ donation](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/organ-donation) ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1428257600.jpg) ##### Advancing Mental Health Equity for Every Community Thu, Jul 02, 2026 @ 09:34 AM Every July, the United States observes National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges experienced by racial and ethnic minority... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/advancing-mental-health-equity-for-every-community) [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2196910512.jpg) ##### Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Nursing School and Beyond Wed, Jun 24, 2026 @ 01:29 PM There's a moment almost every nursing student experiences. You're standing at the bedside, maybe it's your first clinical day, maybe it's your first week on the floor as a new grad, and a small, cold... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/overcoming-imposter-syndrome-in-nursing-school-and-beyond) [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-2173000043.jpg) ##### We're Still Burning: A Nurse's Take on the 2026 Burnout Statistics Wed, Jun 17, 2026 @ 10:33 AM I've been a Nurse long enough to remember when "burnout" wasn't something we talked about openly. You pushed through a brutal shift, grabbed a lukewarm coffee from the break room, and did it all... Read More ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/were-still-burning-a-nurses-take-on-the-2026-burnout-statistics) #### Subscribe to Email Our Newsletter [![Education_Award_Square](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Education_Award_Square.jpeg?width=485&height=317&name=Education_Award_Square.jpeg) ](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/education-award)