
Overview
Scott Biggins, 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 Magee-Womens Hospital, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Shadyside, and UPMC Presbyterian. Dr. Biggins received his medical degree from the University of Southern California and completed his residency at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Biggins is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 113 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
3459 5th Avenue, Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
200 Lothrop Street, Suite D380, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Biggins 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
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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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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- AscitesDr. Biggins isElite. Learn about Ascites.
- Liver FailureDr. Biggins isElite. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Distinguished
- CirrhosisDr. Biggins isDistinguished. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- HepatitisDr. Biggins isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatitis.
- Hepatorenal SyndromeDr. Biggins isDistinguished. Learn about Hepatorenal Syndrome.
- Liver TransplantDr. Biggins isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Spontaneous Bacterial PeritonitisDr. Biggins isDistinguished. Learn about Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.
- Advanced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Biggins isAdvanced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Hepatitis CDr. Biggins isAdvanced. Learn about Hepatitis C.
- VisceromegalyDr. Biggins isAdvanced. Learn about Visceromegaly.
- Experienced
- Autoimmune HepatitisDr. Biggins isExperienced. Learn about Autoimmune Hepatitis.
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Biggins isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- Budd-Chiari SyndromeDr. Biggins isExperienced. Learn about Budd-Chiari Syndrome.
- Caroli DiseaseDr. Biggins isExperienced. Learn about Caroli Disease.
- CholangitisDr. Biggins isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Biggins isExperienced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.



