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 highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. 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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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 Transplant Services - Cardiothoracic
Joseph Pilewski, MD, specializes in pulmonology and the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis. He also cares for patients pre- and post-lung transplant. Dr. Pilewski is certified in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Northwest, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and UPMC East. Dr. Pilewski is affiliated with University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship at University of Pennsylvania Health System, and his medical degree at University of Rochester. Dr. Pilewski specializes in lung transplantation and treating patients with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. Dr. Pilewski is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Starzl Transplantation Institute - UPMC Transplant Services
Abhinav Humar, MD, is the clinical director of the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute and chief of UPMC Transplant Services. He received his medical degree from the University of Ottawa where he also completed his general surgical residency. He completed his surgical fellowship in transplantation at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Humar is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the International Liver Transplantation Society with more than 600 abstracts accepted at national and international transplant meetings and has co-authored more than 200 manuscripts, 30 book chapters and two books. Dr. Humar’s clinical interests include living donor and split liver transplants and studies of hepatic regeneration. View Dr. Humar’s full list of publications from PubMed. Dr. Humar is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
UPMC Transplant Services - Cardiothoracic
Chadi Hage is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hage is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Blastomycosis, Acute Pulmonary Histoplasmosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Hage is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- 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.