George V. Mazariegos
Experienced in Cholestasis

Dr. George V. Mazariegos

General Surgery
UPMC
UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Transplant Services
4401 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Experienced in Cholestasis
UPMC
UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Transplant Services
4401 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Overview

George V. Mazariegos, MD, FACS, specializes in pediatric transplant surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is certified by the American College of Surgeons and is chief of Pediatric Transplantation at UPMC while holding the title of Jamie Lee Curtis Chair in Transplantation Surgery. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School, completed his residency at Michigan State University, followed by fellowships at UPMC in critical care medicine, and the Thomas E. Starzl fellowship in transplantation, hepatic, and multivisceral transplantation. Dr. Mazariegos’ clinical interests include treatment of pediatric patients who have liver and intestinal disease that require transplantation or hepatobiliary surgery. He is a member of the Society of University Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, and the Pediatric Committee of the International Liver Transplant Society. He and colleagues recently founded the Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation, a learning health system focused on accelerating innovation and patient centered care in pediatric transplantation. Dr. Mazariegos lives in Oakland with his wife and three children. View Dr. Mazariegos's full list of publications from PubMed.

Dr. Mazariegos is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cholestasis. His top areas of expertise are Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Biliary Atresia, Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase Deficiency, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 199 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Cholestasis.

Graduate Institution
Northwestern University - Feinberg
Residency
Butterworth Hospital
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Specialist in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Male

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Locations

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Transplant Services
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Call: 412-450-3161

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.


6 Clinical Trials

Longitudinal Study of Mitochondrial Hepatopathies
Longitudinal Study of Mitochondrial Hepatopathies
Enrollment Status: Suspended
Publish Date: October 15, 2025
Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation (SNEPT) Implementation of a QoL Measure in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
Starzl Network for Excellence in Pediatric Transplantation (SNEPT) Implementation of a QoL Measure in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Improving Medication Adherence in Adolescents Who Had a Liver Transplant
Improving Medication Adherence in Adolescents Who Had a Liver Transplant
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 04, 2025
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Hepatocyte Transplantation for Phenylketonuria
Hepatocyte Transplantation for Phenylketonuria
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: August 16, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Other, Procedure, Diagnostic test, Radiation, Behavioral
Study Drug: Immunosuppression
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
A Prospective Cohort Study of Operationally Tolerant Allograft Recipients (ITN063ST)
A Prospective Cohort Study of Operationally Tolerant Allograft Recipients (ITN063ST)
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 21, 2021
Intervention Type: Procedure
Biomarkers for Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Children (CTOTC-06)
Biomarkers for Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Children (CTOTC-06)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: August 29, 2019
Intervention Type: Procedure, Drug
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199 Total Publications

Outcome After Intestinal Transplantation From Living Versus Deceased Donors: A Propensity-matched Cohort Analysis of the International Intestinal Transplant Registry: Erratum.
Outcome After Intestinal Transplantation From Living Versus Deceased Donors: A Propensity-matched Cohort Analysis of the International Intestinal Transplant Registry: Erratum.
Journal: Annals of surgery
Published: October 13, 2025
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Pittsburgh, PA 
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412-569-4132
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