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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 51 doctor with experience in Lung Transplant near Houston, TX. Of these, 31 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced, 3 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    51 providers found
      Gabriel Loor
      Elite in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | Transplant Surgery
      Elite in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | Transplant Surgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6770 Bertner Ave, Suite C 350, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Gabriel Loor is a Transplant Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Loor is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Constrictive Pericarditis, Lung Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Loor is currently accepting new patients in some locations.

      Elite in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Elite in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      6565 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Howard Huang is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Huang is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, COVID-19, Lung Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Huang is currently accepting new patients in some locations.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      7200 Cambridge St, Suite 1, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Kenneth Liao is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Liao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Liao is currently accepting new patients in some locations.

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      Puneet S. Garcha
      Distinguished in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine | Transplant Surgery | Intensive Care Medicine
      Distinguished in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine | Transplant Surgery | Intensive Care Medicine

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6770 Bertner Ave, Suite C 350, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients

      Puneet Garcha is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and a Transplant Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Garcha is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Metastases, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Garcha is currently accepting new patients.

      Distinguished in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Distinguished in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      6565 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ahmad Goodarzi is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Goodarzi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplant, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Goodarzi is currently accepting new patients in some locations.

      Distinguished in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
      Distinguished in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6620 Main St, Suite 1325, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alexis Shafii is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Shafii is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Myocardial Contusion, Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Dissection, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Shafii is currently accepting new patients.

      Ajith P. Nair
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Transplant Surgery
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Transplant Surgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6770 Bertner Ave, Suite C 350, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Ajith Nair is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Nair is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Nair is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Internal Medicine

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2700, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Rahat Hussain is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hussain is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Cardiogenic Shock, Pleurisy, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Hussain is currently accepting new patients.

      Bindu H. Akkanti
      Experienced in Lung Transplant
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Lung Transplant
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine

      UT Physicians

      6400 Fannin St, Suite 2700, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Bindu Akkanti is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Akkanti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Lung Metastases, Lung Transplant, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Akkanti is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Intensive Care Medicine | Pulmonary Medicine

      Tmh Physician Associates PLLC

      6550 Fannin St, Suite 1101, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Vincent Valentine is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Valentine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Valentine is currently accepting new patients.

      Adaani E. Frost
      Experienced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Experienced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine
      6550 Fannin St, Suite 1101, 
      Houston, TX 
       (3.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Adaani Frost is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Frost is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cerebral Hypoxia, and Lung Transplant.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6720 Bertner Ave, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ramiro Fernandez is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Post-Splenectomy Syndrome, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Lung Transplant, and Splenectomy. Dr. Fernandez is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6720 Bertner Ave, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Ivan Rosas is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Rosas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Rosas is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine

      Baylor College Of Medicine

      6720 Bertner Ave, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Justin Segraves is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Segraves is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Arteriovenous Malformation, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Transplant, and Splenectomy. Dr. Segraves is currently accepting new patients in some locations.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | Pediatric Surgery
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | Pediatric Surgery
      6621 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jeffrey Heinle is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Pediatric Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Heinle is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Transposition of the Great Arteries, Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Heinle is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pediatric Pulmonology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pediatric Pulmonology | Pediatrics
      6621 Fannin St, Cc1040.00, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Ernestina Melicoff-Portillo is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Melicoff-Portillo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Ciliary Dyskinesia-Bronchiectasis, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), and Lung Transplant.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pediatric Pulmonology | Pediatrics
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pediatric Pulmonology | Pediatrics
      6701 Fannin St, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      George Mallory is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and a Pediatrics provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mallory is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are High Blood Pressure in Infants, Phosphoglycerate Mutase Deficiency, Pulmonary Hypertension, Infantile Pneumothorax, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Mallory is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      Pulmonary Medicine | Intensive Care Medicine | Sleep Medicine
      6720 Bertner Ave Ste C-355, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Christina Kao is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kao is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Pneumomediastinum, Asthma, Bronchitis, and Lung Transplant.

      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      General Surgery
      Advanced in Lung Transplant
      General Surgery
      1 Baylor Plz Ste 404d, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Jonathan Aboagye is a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Aboagye is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Pneumomediastinum, Emphysema, Obesity, and Lung Transplant.

      Mara B. Antonoff
      Experienced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery
      Experienced in Lung Transplant
      Thoracic Surgery | General Surgery

      MD Anderson

      2130 W Holcombe Blvd, Univ Of Tx M D Ande Life, 
      Houston, TX 
       (4.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mara Antonoff is a Thoracic Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Antonoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Lung Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Lung Nodules, Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Lung Transplant?

      Lung transplant is surgery to replace one or both diseased lungs with healthy lungs from a human donor.

      When should I see a Lung Transplant doctor near Houston, TX?

      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 Lung Transplant doctor near Houston, TX?

      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 Lung Transplant doctors near Houston, TX?

      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 Lung Transplant doctors near Houston, TX?

      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 Lung Transplant doctor near Houston, TX?

      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 Lung Transplant doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Lung 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 Lung Transplant doctor near Houston, TX?

      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 Lung 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 Lung 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 Lung Transplant doctors near Houston, TX?

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

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Lung 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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