Giuliano Testa
Elite in Liver Transplant
Elite in Liver Transplant

Overview

Dr. Testa is a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. He is Chief of Abdominal Transplant at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Chairman of the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute. He specializes in living donor liver transplantation and is the principal investigator of the Uterine Transplant Clinical Trial that resulted in the first U.S. birth of a baby following uterine transplant. Dr. Testa was honored in 2018 as one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 for leading the medical team that performed the first successful uterus transplants in the nation. Dr. Testa is a graduate of t he University of Padova Medical School in Italy. After graduating cum laude, he completed a residency in general surgery at the same university. He went on to complete a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago and then a fellowship in abdominal organ transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Later at the University of Essen in Germany, he was instrumental in starting the first adult living donor liver transplant program in Europe. Dr. Testa returned to the U.S. in 2001, where he served as Director of Liver Transplant at the University of Illinois. In 2005, he moved to the University of Chicago where he rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery and served as Director of Liver Transplant and Hepatobilliary Surgery. Read more about Dr. Testa's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library. Dr. Testa returned to Baylor University Medical Center in 2011 to lead the Living Donor Liver Program. He became Chief of Abdominal Transplant for the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute in 2017. Dr. Testa is author or co-author of more than 160 publications and several book chapters. He is a recognized authority in Uterus Transplantation and Living Donor Liver Transplantation. His other interests include complex liver surgery of benign and malignant diseases. Read more about Dr. Testa Dr. Testa has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for over 10 years earning him a place on Texas Monthly's Hall of Fame list.

Dr. Testa is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Hysterectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 180 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 49 articles in the study of Liver Transplant.

Graduate Institution
University Of Padova - 1988|University Of Chicago Hospitals - 1996|Baylor University Medical Center - 1998
Residency
General Surgery, University of Padova - 1993
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Licenses
Transplant Surgery in IL
Board Certifications
Transplant Surgery- American Board Of Surgery/General Surgery
Transplant Surgery- American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center - 1998
Transplantation, Baylor University Medical Center - 1998
Medical Ethics, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics - 2008
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas
Baylor Scott & White Institute For Rehabilitation - Dallas
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Waxahachie
Baylor University Medical Center, Part Of Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton
Languages Spoken
English
German
Italian
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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  • HMO
  • POS
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Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Arkansas Health and Wellness
  • PPO
Baylor Scott & White Health
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cigna
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
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Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
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Independent Health
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  • POS
  • PPO
Medicaid
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Medicare
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
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Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Scott and White Health
  • HMO
  • POS
Superior Health Plan
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  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
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  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Baylor Scott & White Transplant Services - Dallas
3410 Worth St, Ste 950, Dallas, TX 75246
Other Locations
Baylor Scott & White Liver and Pancreas Disease Center - Dallas
3410 Worth St, Ste 850, Dallas, TX 75246

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.


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