The 20 Best Gastroschisis Doctors Near Me in Pittsburgh, PA

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The 20 Best Gastroschisis Doctors near Pittsburgh, PA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 12 doctor with experience in Gastroschisis near Pittsburgh, PA. Of these, 12 are Experienced.

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    Ajai Khanna
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Transplant Surgery

    Starzl Transplantation Institute - UPMC Transplant Services

    3459 5th Avenue, Montefiore, 7 South, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ajai Khanna, MD, PhD, is an adult and pediatric multiorgan transplant surgeon and is certified in transplant and general surgery by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and is a fellow of The American College of Surgeons. He is a professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from University of Allahabad in India and completed his residency at University Hospitals in the UK, followed by transplant surgery fellowship at UPMC. Dr. Khanna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Malnutrition, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastroschisis, Liver Transplant, and Ureteroscopy.

    Simon P. Horslen
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Experienced in Gastroschisis

    Liver And Intestine Transplant At Pediatric Gastroenterology In Lawrenceville

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, and Liver Transplant.

    Jeffrey Rudolph
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Pediatric Gastroenterology In Lawrenceville

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Rudolph, MD, is a board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist. He serves as the clinical director of the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and medical director of the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation (ICARE) Program at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. He is also vice chair of clinical affairs and an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Dr. Rudolph completed his undergraduate work at Yale University and medical school training at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He went on to complete his pediatric residency at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and his pediatric gastroenterology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.Dr. Rudolph’s clinical interests are in the care of children with intestinal failure as well as those that go on to intestinal transplant.View Dr. Rudolph's full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Rudolph is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Atresia of Small Intestine, Hirschsprung Disease, Total Intestinal Aganglionosis, and Pancreas Transplant.

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    Rakesh Sindhi
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    General Surgery

    UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Transplant Services

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Rakesh Sindhi, MD, FACS, is a pediatric abdominal transplant surgeon, board-certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He is co-director of Pediatric Transplantation, director of Pediatric Transplant Research, and professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Sindhi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatoblastoma, Biliary Atresia, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

    George V. Mazariegos
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    General Surgery

    UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Transplant Services

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    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 Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Biliary Atresia, Short Bowel Syndrome, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

    Kyle Soltys
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    General Surgery

    UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Transplant Services

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kyle Soltys, MD, is a board-certified pediatric liver transplant surgeon at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and an associate professor of Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Dr. Soltys earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. He then completed a General Surgery Residency at the University Hospital Department of Surgery in Newark, NJ, followed by a Transplant Fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Recanati-Miller Transplant Institute. Finally, he completed a Transplantation Fellowship at UPMC’s Thomas E. Starzl Transplant Institute.His research and clinical interests include late graft loss in pediatric transplantation, infectious complications of pediatric transplant, ischemia/reperfusion injury in fatty liver models, preservation injury and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders.View Dr. Soltys' full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Soltys is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

    Vikram K. Raghu
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Experienced in Gastroschisis

    Liver And Intestine Transplant At Pediatric Gastroenterology In Lawrenceville

    4401 Penn Avenue, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Vikram Raghu, MD, MS, is a pediatric gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist. He is a member of the Intestinal Care and Rehabilitation Center and is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his residency at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, followed by his fellowships in both pediatric gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.Dr. Raghu’s clinical interests include intestinal failure, intestinal rehabilitation, and intestinal transplant, and his research interests include decision-making in these fields. He has several publications spanning pediatric intestinal failure and both liver and intestinal transplant and is a member of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplant Association, and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. He lives north of the city with his wife and two kids and enjoys music, dance, and cheering on all the Pittsburgh sports teams.View a full list of Dr. Raghu’s publications on Google Scholar. Dr. Raghu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, Biliary Atresia, and Phenylketonuria (PKU).

    Genia E. Dubrovsky
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Surgical Oncology
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Surgical Oncology

    UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

    5150 Centre Avenue, Suite 414, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Russian

    Genia Dubrovsky, MD, specializes in general surgery and surgical oncology and is board-certified in both by the American Board of Surgery. He practices at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and is affiliated with UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. He completed his medical degree at Stony Brook School of Medicine, residency at UCLA Department of Surgery, and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Dubrovsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Appendicitis, Gastroschisis, Appendectomy, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Allegheny Clinic

    4815 Liberty Ave, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Aziz is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Aziz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Infant, Gestational Diabetes, and Polyhydramnios. Dr. Aziz is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatrics

    UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

    300 Halket St, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amy Urban is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Urban is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Gastroschisis, Congenital Athymia, and Congenital Unilateral Pulmonary Hypoplasia.

    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh

    4401 Penn Ave, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Feras Al is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Al is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastroschisis, Total Intestinal Aganglionosis, and Hirschsprung Disease.

    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Gastroschisis
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Office

    1 Childrens Hospital Dr Ste 600, 
    Pittsburgh, PA 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sapana Shah is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Gastroschisis. Her top areas of expertise are Delayed Growth, Encopresis, Bowel Incontinence, and Morning Sickness.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Gastroschisis?

    Gastroschisis is a birth defect in which an infant's intestines are outside of the body because of a hole in the abdominal wall.

    When should I see a Gastroschisis doctor near Pittsburgh, PA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Gastroschisis doctor near Pittsburgh, PA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Gastroschisis doctors near Pittsburgh, PA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Gastroschisis doctors near Pittsburgh, PA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Gastroschisis doctor near Pittsburgh, PA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Gastroschisis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Gastroschisis doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Gastroschisis doctor near Pittsburgh, PA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Gastroschisis doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Gastroschisis doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Gastroschisis doctors near Pittsburgh, PA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Gastroschisis doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Gastroschisis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Gastroschisis doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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