Lisa B. Vanwagner
Elite in Liver Transplant
Elite in Liver Transplant

Overview

Lisa Vanwagner is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Vanwagner is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 176 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 80 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Liver Transplant.

Graduate Institution
University Of Virginia Health Science Center (2007)
Residency
Northwestern McGraw Medical Center-Gastro Div (2010)
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in IL
Fellowships
Northwestern University Feinberg Sch. of Medicine (2015, 2011)
McGraw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program (2014)
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Health Dallas
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Aetna
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  • POS
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Anthem BCBS
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Blue Shield of California
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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  • MEDICARE PDP
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Celtic
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • PPO
Change Healthcare
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Cigna
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EmblemHealth
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  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
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EMI Health
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Humana
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Managed Medicaid
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Northern Plains Alliance
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Superior Health Plan
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TeamCare
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UnitedHealthcare
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

UT Southwestern - Digestive Disease Clinic
1801 Inwood Rd, Ste 102, Dallas, TX 75390

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Vanwagner 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


176 Total Publications

The understudied complication of MASLD: Does exercise offer neuroprotection?
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 (0.4 miles away)
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English
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