
Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Liver Embolization.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 17 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
3459 5th Avenue, Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
UPMC Center For Liver Care
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
UPMC Center For Liver Care
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant.
UPMC Center For Liver Care
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Her top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Visceromegaly, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Liver TransplantDr. Hughes isElite. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Distinguished
- HepatitisDr. Hughes isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Liver FailureDr. Hughes isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Advanced
- CirrhosisDr. Hughes isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Hughes isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Hughes isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- HepatectomyDr. Hughes isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatectomy.
- Hernia SurgeryDr. Hughes isAdvanced. Learn about Hernia Surgery.
- Liver EmbolizationDr. Hughes isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Embolization.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Hughes isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)Dr. Hughes isExperienced. Learn about Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).
- CholangitisDr. Hughes isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- GastrostomyDr. Hughes isExperienced. Learn about Gastrostomy.
- Hepatic IschemiaDr. Hughes isExperienced. Learn about Hepatic Ischemia.
- Hepatitis CDr. Hughes isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis C.



