Dr. Obaid S. Shaikh
Overview
Obaid Shaikh, MD, specializes in hepatology and transplant hepatology and is board-certified in transplant hepatology and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Center for Liver Care and is affiliated with UPMC Horizon, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Shaikh received his medical degree from Dow Medical College and completed his residency at Whiston Hospital, followed by a fellowship at California Hospital Medical Center - University of Southern California.
Dr. Shaikh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 52 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
300 Halket Street, Level Zero Suite 0820, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Shaikh 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.
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.
4 Clinical Trials
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 Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
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 Esophageal Varices. Her top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Visceromegaly, 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 Esophageal Varices. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- HepatitisDr. Shaikh isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatitis CDr. Shaikh isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- CirrhosisDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Primary Biliary CholangitisDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Primary Biliary Cholangitis.
- Reynolds SyndromeDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Reynolds Syndrome.
- Experienced
- AscitesDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Budd-Chiari SyndromeDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- CholangitisDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Esophageal VaricesDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Esophageal Varices.
- Hepatitis BDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Hepatitis B.