The 20 Best Liver Transplant Doctors in Louisiana, US

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The 20 Best Liver Transplant Doctors in Louisiana, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 36 doctor with experience in Liver Transplant near Louisiana, US. Of these, 20 are Experienced, 10 are Advanced, 4 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    Elite in Liver Transplant
    Transplant Surgery
    Elite in Liver Transplant
    Transplant Surgery

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients

    Humberto Bohorquez is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Bohorquez is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Bohorquez is currently accepting new patients.

    Elite in Liver Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
    Elite in Liver Transplant
    Transplant Surgery | General Surgery
    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Trevor Reichman is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Reichman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

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

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Seal is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Seal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Enlarged Liver, Liver Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant. Dr. Seal is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Ian Carmody is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Carmody is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Carmody is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. David Bruce earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor. He completed his surgical internship and residency at the University of Chicago Hospitals and served as Chief Resident from 1992 to 1993. He went on to complete his fellowship training at the University of Chicago Hospitals. Dr. Bruce is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Obesity, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

    Distinguished in Liver Transplant
    Distinguished in Liver Transplant

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    George Therapondos is a Hepatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Therapondos is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Therapondos is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Wk Transplant Physicians

    2751 Albert L Bicknell Dr, Fl 4, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Gazi Zibari is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Zibari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Visceromegaly, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Zibari is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Emily Bugeaud completed her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Michigan. She then went on to complete her residency in General Surgery at the University of Chicago. During her clinical training, she simultaneously earned her doctorate in immunology from the University of Chicago studying the role of bacterial infections in transplantation tolerance. Dr. Bugeaud then went on to continue her clinical training in Abdominal Organ Transplantation, completing her fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Bugeaud is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Liver Transplant
    Pediatric Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Liver Transplant
    Pediatric Gastroenterology

    Ochsner Children’s Health Center - New Orleans

    1315 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Himes is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Himes is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Alagille Syndrome, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Himes is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dennis Sonnier is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Sonnier is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Sonnier is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Ochsner Clinic LLC

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ari Cohen, MD, specializes in transplant surgery at Ochsner Health. Dr. Ari Cohen earned his medical degree from the University of Manitoba in Canada, where he also completed his surgical internship and residency. He completed his transplant surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Cohen is a fellow of the Royal College of Canada. His professional interests and expertise include living donor liver transplant, liver transplantation, living donor kidney transplantation, and solitary pancreas transplantation. Dr. Cohen is board-certified in general surgery and transplant surgery and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2002. Dr. Cohen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

    Advanced in Liver Transplant
    Advanced in Liver Transplant

    Ochsner Health Center - O'Neal

    16777 Medical Center Dr, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Marathi
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Hrishikesh Samant is a Hepatologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Samant is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Samant is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Liver Transplant
    Advanced in Liver Transplant

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Natalie Bzowej received her doctor of medicine degree from the University of Toronto Medical School in Canada in 1992. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Toronto's Wellesley Hospital in 1994 and Toronto Hospital in 1995. Dr. Bzowej is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Experienced in Liver Transplant

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Nigel Girgrah is a Hepatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Girgrah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Girgrah is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Experienced in Liver Transplant

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Shobha Joshi is a Hepatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Joshi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Visceromegaly, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Joshi is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sean Connolly is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Connolly is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Portal Hypertension, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Connolly is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Hwy 4th Floor, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Jerry Evans joined Ochsner Heath System in 2017. Prior to joining the staff of Ochsner, he practiced in North Carolina for 10 years. Dr. Evans is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cholestasis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Bile Duct Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Hwy 4th Floor, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Janak Shah joined Ochsner in 2015 and has served as the department chair of gastroenterology since 2019. He completed his training in gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Ochsner, he spent over 10 years practicing in San Francisco, where he was the director of pancreatic and biliary endoscopy at California Pacific Medical Center and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Bile Duct Obstruction, Cholestasis, Bile Duct Stricture, Endoscopy, and Gallbladder Removal.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Gastroenterology

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Hwy 4th Floor, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Neej Patel is a Gastroenterologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Bile Duct Obstruction, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in Liver Transplant
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Children's Hospital New Orleans

    200 Henry Clay Ave, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mary Brandt is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Brandt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Biliary Atresia, Appendicitis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Gastric Bypass, and Gastrostomy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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 in Louisiana, US?

    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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