The 20 Best Alagille Syndrome Doctors in The United States

Dr. Wikrom Karnsakul is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His clinical interests are in the care of pediatric liver diseases, and general gastrointestinal diseases. Dr. Karnsakul received his medical degree in 1992 from Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Medical Center, Mahidol University School of Medicine in Bangkok, Thailand. He completed his residency in pediatrics at Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in 1998 and did a fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his postdoctoral research training at USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2008. His research interests center on the understanding and treatment of chronic liver disease, ascites, cholestasis, viral hepatitis especially hepatitis C and hepatitis E, and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease. Dr. Karnsakul is also involved in NIH-funded multicenter research studies including the Cholestatic Liver Disease Consortium and Cystic Fibrosis Related Liver Disease Project. Dr. Karnsakul is currently a Fellow of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (FAASLD). Dr. Karnsakul is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Hepatitis E, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Karnsakul is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

James E. Squires MD, MS, is a pediatric hepatologist and is certified in pediatric gastroenterology and advanced/transplant hepatology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and is the Associate Director of Hepatology and the Director of the Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Texas and completed his residency followed by his fellowships in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Advanced/Transplant Hepatology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Squires is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Squires is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics and American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Squires is currently accepting new patients.

John C. Magee, M.D., is the Jeremiah & Claire Turcotte Professor of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Magee received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed his General Surgery residency at the University of Michigan in 1996. During his residency, Dr. Magee spent three years as a research fellow in the Department of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center where he focused on endothelial cell biology in inflammation and xenotransplantation. He also completed the Post-Doctoral Research Training Program at the University of Michigan. Following general surgery training, he completed a two-year multi-organ transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty in 1998.Dr. Magee's clinical interests include the care of adults and children requiring kidney, pancreas and liver transplantation, as well as management of immunosuppressive therapy and its complications. Dr. Magee is currently the head, section of transplantation and director of the pediatric liver and kidney transplant program. Dr. Magee is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Atresia, Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Magee is board certified in Surgery.

Kathleen Loomes is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Loomes is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, and Liver Transplant.

Saul Karpen is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Karpen is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Atresia, Cholestasis, Alagille Syndrome, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Liver Transplant.

Benjamin Shneider is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Shneider is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Atresia, Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Liver Transplant.

David Piccoli is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Piccoli is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Absence of Tibia.

Henry Lin is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Lin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, Liver Transplant, and Vitrectomy.

Ryan Fischer is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Fischer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Liver Transplant.

Shikha Sundaram is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Sundaram is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, Liver Transplant, and Osteotomy.

Daniel Leung is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Leung is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

Nanda Kerkar is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kerkar is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Biliary Atresia, Cholestasis, and Liver Transplant.

Simon Horslen, MBChB, FRCPCH, is a pediatric hepatologist and transplant physician and is certified in General Pediatrics and Gastroenterology by the Medical Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom. He is director of Pediatric Hepatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Horslen earned his medical degree at the University of Bristol Medical School in England and is a fellow and founding member of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (UK). He is a fellow of the American Society of Transplantation and of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease.Dr. Horslen has worked in the United States for the last 23 years, initially at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE, and subsequently at Seattle Children’s in Seattle, WA as director of Hepatology and medical director of Solid Organ Transplantation. His clinical and research interests include pediatric liver disease, acute liver failure, and liver and intestine transplantation. He has over 150 publications in the areas of pediatric liver disease, intestinal failure, and transplantation and participates in several multicenter studies.Dr. Horslen lives in Edgeworth with his wife, Sarah. He has two adult children who continue to live in the Pacific Northwest. He is an avid soccer fan, likes to play golf when his busy schedule allows, and is a woodturner and particularly enjoys making bowls on his lathe.View the full list of Dr. Horslen’s publications on PubMed.LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling. Dr. Horslen is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Short Bowel Syndrome, Biliary Atresia, Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Horslen is currently accepting new patients.

Nadia Ovchinsky is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Morristown, New Jersey. Dr. Ovchinsky is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 6 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Ovchinsky is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics. Dr. Ovchinsky is currently accepting new patients.

Silvia Nastasio is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nastasio is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Autoimmune Hepatitis, Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Nastasio is board certified in Pediatrics.

Amal Aqul is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Aqul is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alagille Syndrome, Biliary Atresia, Cholestasis, Hepatoblastoma, and Liver Transplant.

Frank Dipaola is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Dipaola is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Atresia, Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Dipaola is currently accepting new patients.

Ellen Mitchell is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mitchell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Delayed Growth, Chronic Pain, Absence of Tibia, and Encopresis. Dr. Mitchell is board certified in American Board Of Pediatrics.

Dr. Karjoo specializes in pediatric gastroenterology/hepatology in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She sees patients in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. Dr. Karjoo’s clinical interests include hepatology and medical education. She earned her medical degree from The State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Dr. Karjoo trained in pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She completed a gastroenterology clinical fellowship and a gastroenterology research fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Karjoo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lactose Intolerance, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Delayed Growth, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Karjoo is board certified in American Board Of Obesity Medicine and American Board Of Pediatrics.

Ronnie Collins is a Pediatric Cardiologist practicing medicine in Lexington,, Kentucky. Dr. Collins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alagille Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, Williams Syndrome, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Chromosome 13q Duplication, and Heart Transplant.