Daniel R. Ganger
Experienced in Cholangitis

Dr. Daniel R. Ganger

Transplant Surgery
Northwestern Medical Group
259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth
49 Years of Experience

Experienced in Cholangitis
Northwestern Medical Group
259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Daniel Ganger is a Transplant Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ganger has been practicing medicine for over 49 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholangitis. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Liver Embolization.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 103 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Buenos Aires University Faculty Of Medicine, 1977.0
Residency
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology (Certified)
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry
Palos Community Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Lavin Family Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60611
Call: 312-695-4837

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Ganger has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Cirrhosis
Liver Transplant

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Clinical Trials

Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Cirrhosis-Associated Thrombocytopenia
Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Cirrhosis-Associated Thrombocytopenia
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: February 03, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Non-invasive Assessment of Liver Function in Patients Undergoing Heart and Liver Transplant Evaluation
Non-invasive Assessment of Liver Function in Patients Undergoing Heart and Liver Transplant Evaluation
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: April 05, 2023
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
A Multi-Center Trial to Study Acute Liver Failure in Adults
A Multi-Center Trial to Study Acute Liver Failure in Adults
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 28, 2022
A Phase 2a Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of OCR-002 (Ornithine Phenylacetate) in the Treatment of Patients With Acute Liver Failure/Severe Acute Liver Injury
A Phase 2a Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of OCR-002 (Ornithine Phenylacetate) in the Treatment of Patients With Acute Liver Failure/Severe Acute Liver Injury
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 30, 2018
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
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103 Total Publications

Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with Fontan-associated liver disease with radioembolisation therapy.
Treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with Fontan-associated liver disease with radioembolisation therapy.
Journal: BMJ case reports
Published: November 06, 2025
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  • Liver Failure
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  • Alcoholic Cirrhosis
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  • Enlarged Liver
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  • Hepatitis
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  • Liver Transplant
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  • Visceromegaly
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  • Autoimmune Hepatitis
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  • Banti's Syndrome
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  • Fibrolamellar Carcinoma
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  • Hepatitis C
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  • Liver Cancer
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  • Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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  • Experienced
  • Caroli Disease
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  • Cholangitis
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  • Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis
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  • Endoscopy
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  • Heart Transplant
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  • Hepatic Cystic Hamartoma
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