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Daniel B. Cacho
Distinguished in Liver Transplant

Dr. Daniel B. Cacho

Transplant Surgery
Northwestern Medical Group
676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth
28 Years of Experience

Distinguished in Liver Transplant
Northwestern Medical Group
676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Daniel Cacho is a Transplant Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Cacho has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 23 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 15 articles in the study of Liver Transplant.

Graduate Institution
Universidad De La Salle, 1998.0
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Transplant Surgery in ZZ
Fellowships
University of Minnesota
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

676 N St Clair St 19th Fl, Arkes Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60611
Call: 312-695-8900

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.


23 Total Publications

Liver Transplant using the RAPID technique in a patient with colorectal liver metastases: Case report of a first in the United States.
Liver Transplant using the RAPID technique in a patient with colorectal liver metastases: Case report of a first in the United States.
Journal: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society
Published: October 01, 2025
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Dr. Rolf N. Barth
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The University Of Chicago Medical Center

5841 S Maryland Ave, 
Chicago, IL 
 (7.4 miles away)
773-702-1000
Languages Spoken:
English, German, Turkish
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Rolf Barth is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Barth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Barth is currently accepting new patients.

Elite in Liver Transplant
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Loyola University Medical Center

2160 S 1st Ave, 
Maywood, IL 
 (11.6 miles away)
708-216-8372
Languages Spoken:
English
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Burcin Ekser is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Ekser is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Ekser is currently accepting new patients.

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