Dr. David Bass

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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy.

Parvez Mantry is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Mantry is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Robert Rahimi is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Hepatologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Rahimi has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Visceromegaly. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Esophageal Varices, Ascites, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.