The 20 Best Liver Failure Doctors Near Me in Clairton, PA

Scott Biggins, MD, specializes in hepatology and transplant hepatology and is board-certified in transplant hepatology and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Center for Liver Care and is affiliated with UPMC Horizon, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Biggins received his medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed his residency at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Biggins is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Ascites, Liver Failure, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Hepatorenal Syndrome, and Liver Transplant.

Mihaela Mihaescu is a Neurologist in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mihaescu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Memory Loss, and Epilepsy.

Christopher Hughes, MD, FACS is the surgical director of the UPMC Liver Transplant Program and is certified in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary by the American Board of Surgery. He is an associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hughes received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine where he also completed his residency in general surgery. He completed his fellowship in transplantation surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.Dr. Hughes’s clinical interests include liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery with a focus on infectious disease in solid organ transplantation.View Dr. Hughes’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Hughes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Liver Embolization.

Abhinav Humar, MD, is the clinical director of the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and chief of UPMC Transplant Services. He received his medical degree from the University of Ottawa where he also completed his general surgical residency. He completed his surgical fellowship in transplantation at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Humar is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the International Liver Transplantation Society with more than 600 abstracts accepted at national and international transplant meetings and has co-authored more than 200 manuscripts, 30 book chapters and two books.Dr. Humar’s clinical interests include living donor and split liver transplants and studies of hepatic regeneration.View Dr. Humar’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Humar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Amit Tevar, MD, is the surgical director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program at UPMC and is certified in multi-organ transplantation and hepatobiliary by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Tevar received his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine where he served as chief resident. He completed his fellowship in multi-organ transplant surgery at the University of Chicago and the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Tevar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.

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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Alagille Syndrome, Cholestasis, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

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 Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Cholestasis, Biliary Atresia, and Liver Transplant.

Tadahiro Uemura is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Uemura is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Low Blood Pressure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Alfonso Barbati is a Gastroenterologist in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Barbati is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Ulcerative Colitis, Menetrier Disease, Colonic Malakoplakia, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy.

Oday Awad is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Mckeesport, Pennsylvania. Dr. Awad is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Volkmann Contracture, Sepsis, Rhabdomyolysis, Ureteroscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Michele Molinari is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Molinari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Molinari is currently accepting new patients.

Swaytha Ganesh, MD, is the medical director of the Living Donor Program at UPMC and is certified in gastroenterology and hepatology by the American Board of Gastroenterology. She received her medical degree from the PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research in Coimbatore, India and completed her residency in categorical internal medicine at UPMC. Dr. Ganesh then completed her fellowships in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at UPMC. Dr. Ganesh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Crigler-Najjar Syndrome, Biliary Atresia, Short Bowel Syndrome, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

Gregory Walker, MD, specializes in internal medicine and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at Gleason Medical Associates-UPMC and is affiliated with UPMC Shadyside. He completed his medical degree at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Walker is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Mcleod Neuroacanthocytosis Syndrome, Huntington Disease, Yellow Nail Syndrome, and Dementia.

Robert Squires is a Pediatrics provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Squires is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Biliary Atresia, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), High Blood Pressure in Infants, and Gastrostomy.

Alison Faust, MD, specializes in hepatology and transplant hepatology and is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at UPMC Center for Liver Care and is affiliated with UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Faust received her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College and completed her residency and fellowship at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Faust is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Visceromegaly, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Andrea F. DiMartini, MD, specializes in psychiatry and is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. She is affiliated with UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Williamsport. Dr. DiMartini completed her residency at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and medical degree at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Dr. Dimartini is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top area of expertise is Liver Failure.

Kapil B. Chopra, MD, is a transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist, who is certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is professor of medicine and serves as the vice chair of medicine for UPMC Mercy. He also enjoys an adjunct appointment with the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Clinical Research Education. Dr. Chopra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant.

Mordechai Rabinovitz, MD, specializes in hepatology and transplant hepatology. He practices at UPMC Center for Liver Care and is affiliated with UPMC Passavant, UPMC Horizon, UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Mercy. Dr. Rabinovitz received his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine and completed his residency at Beilinson Medical Center, followed by a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Rabinovitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Obaid Shaikh, MD, specializes in hepatology and transplant hepatology and is board-certified in transplant hepatology and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Center for Liver Care and is affiliated with UPMC Horizon, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Shaikh received his medical degree from Dow Medical College and completed his residency at Whiston Hospital, followed by a fellowship at California Hospital Medical Center - University of Southern California. Dr. Shaikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant.