Maria R. Lepe
Advanced in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Dr. Maria R. Lepe

Gastroenterology | Transplant Surgery
Texas Health Resources
UT Southwestern - Digestive And Liver Diseases At Texas Health Dallas
8440 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 700, 
Dallas, TX 
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Advanced in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Texas Health Resources
UT Southwestern - Digestive And Liver Diseases At Texas Health Dallas
8440 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 700, 
Dallas, TX 
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Overview

Maria Rita Lepe-Suastegui, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in liver transplantation; autoimmune liver disease; liver disease in young adults; fatty liver disease; and health care disparities in liver disease among minority populations, particularly Latino patients.Dr. Lepe-Suastegui earned her medical degree at Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Finch University of Health Sciences in North Chicago, Illinois, and a fellowship in digestive and liver diseases at the University of Illinois Chicago.Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.Dr. Lepe-Suastegui serves on the American Liver Foundation's Medical Advisory Committee. She’s a member of numerous professional associations, including the National Hispanic Medical Association, the Texas Medical Association, and the North Texas Latin American Physicians Association.She has published numerous peer-reviewed articles related to her areas of expertise and is fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Lepe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Primary Biliary Cholangitis.

Graduate Institution
Universidad Autonoma De Guadalajara School Of Medicine (1994)
Residency
Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School - IM (2000)
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TX
Fellowships
University of Illinios at Chicago-Gastro fellowship (2004)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Dallas
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Female

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Locations

UT Southwestern - Digestive and Liver Diseases at Texas Health Dallas
8440 Walnut Hill Ln, Ste 700, Dallas, TX 75231
Call: 214-645-7408
Other Locations
UT Southwestern - Digestive Disease Clinic
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, Dallas, TX 75390
Call: 214-645-0595

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Lepe has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


2 Total Publications

Rare Duodenal Varix Coil Erosion Post TIPS Creation and Coil Embolization of Mesenteric-Systemic Shunt.
Rare Duodenal Varix Coil Erosion Post TIPS Creation and Coil Embolization of Mesenteric-Systemic Shunt.
Journal: Digestive diseases and sciences
Published: January 31, 2017
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