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    MediFind found 22 doctor with experience in Liver Transplant near Kansas City, KS. Of these, 11 are Experienced, 8 are Advanced and 3 are Distinguished.

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    22 providers found
      Distinguished in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      Distinguished in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sean Kumer is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Kumer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Failure, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Kumer is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery
      Distinguished in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Timothy Schmitt is a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Schmitt is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Schmitt is currently accepting new patients.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      2401 Gillham Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Amy Gallo is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Gallo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Biliary Atresia, Liver Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

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      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatric Surgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatric Surgery | General Surgery
      2401 Gillham Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Walter Andrews is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Andrews is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hepatoblastoma, Bile Duct Cysts, Gastrostomy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Andrews is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatric Surgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatric Surgery | General Surgery

      The Childrens Mercy Hospital

      2401 Gillham Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Richard Hendrickson is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Hendrickson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Infantile Pyloric Stenosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Atresia of Small Intestine, Gastrostomy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Hendrickson is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi
      Accepting New Patients

      Atta Nawabi is a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Nawabi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Nawabi is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Hepatology
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Hepatology

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      3901 Rainbow Blvd, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ryan Taylor is a Hepatologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Taylor is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      4320 Wornall Rd, Suite 240, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eddie Island is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Island is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatrics | Pediatric Gastroenterology
      2401 Gillham Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Voytek Slowik is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Slowik is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Esophageal Varices, Liver Failure, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Slowik is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatric Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Pediatric Gastroenterology
      2401 Gillham Rd, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Daniel is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Daniel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatoblastoma, Biliary Atresia, Liver Failure, and Liver Transplant.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | Gastroenterology

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      4000 Cambridge St, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients

      Zunirah Ahmed is a Transplant Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Ahmed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ahmed is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Gastroenterology

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      4000 Cambridge St, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Shadi Hamdeh is a Gastroenterologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Hamdeh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Experienced in Liver Transplant

      Kansas University Physicians Inc

      4000 Cambridge St, Suite G600, 
      Kansas City, KS 
       (4.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Weinman is a Hepatologist in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Weinman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, and Liver Transplant.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4321 Washington St, Suite 4000, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Matthew Wilkinson is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Wilkinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Bile Duct Cysts, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Wilkinson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Transplant Surgery | General Surgery

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4321 Washington St, Suite 4000, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rachel Tindall is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Tindall is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Tindall is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Experienced in Liver Transplant

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4321 Washington St, Suite 4000, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Helzberg is a Hepatologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Helzberg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Gastroenterology
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      Gastroenterology

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4321 Washington St, Suite 5100, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, French
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Laith Al Momani is a Gastroenterologist in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Al Momani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Acute Pancreatitis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Al Momani is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4401 Wornall Rd, Peet Center 5th Floor, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jameson Forster is a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Forster is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Gastroparesis, Choledocholithiasis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Forster is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery | Pediatrics
      Distinguished in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery | Pediatrics

      The Childrens Mercy Hospital

      5808 W 110th St, 
      Overland Park, KS 
       (12.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Clark Bonham is a General Surgeon and a Pediatrics provider in Overland Park, Kansas. Dr. Bonham is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Hepatoblastoma, Liver Transplant, and Hernia Surgery.

      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery
      Experienced in Liver Transplant
      General Surgery

      Saint Lukes Physician Group Inc

      4401 Wornall Rd, Peet Center 5th Floor, 
      Kansas City, MO 
       (5.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kathryn Shaw is a General Surgeon in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Shaw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Shaw is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Liver Transplant?

      Liver transplant is surgery to replace a diseased liver with a healthy liver.

      When should I see a Liver Transplant doctor near Kansas City, KS?

      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 Liver Transplant doctor near Kansas City, KS?

      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 Liver Transplant doctors near Kansas City, KS?

      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 Liver Transplant doctors near Kansas City, KS?

      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 Liver Transplant doctor near Kansas City, KS?

      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 Liver Transplant doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Liver Transplant 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 Liver Transplant doctor near Kansas City, KS?

      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 Liver Transplant 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 Liver Transplant 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 Liver Transplant doctors near Kansas City, KS?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Liver Transplant 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 Liver Transplant doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Liver Transplant 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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