Dr. Obaid 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 rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 10 articles in the study of Liver Transplant.
Insurance
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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 Center For Liver Care
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 rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
Kiran Bambha is a Hepatologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bambha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Liver Failure, and Liver Transplant.
Starzl Transplantation Institute - UPMC Transplant Services
Swaytha Ganesh, MD, is the medical director of the Living Donor Program at UPMC and is certified in gastroenterology and hepatology by the American Board of Gastroenterology. She received her medical degree from the PSG Institute of Medical Sciences & Research in Coimbatore, India and completed her residency in categorical internal medicine at UPMC. Dr. Ganesh then completed her fellowships in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology at UPMC. Dr. Ganesh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Liver Transplant. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Nephrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- 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.
- VisceromegalyDr. Shaikh isAdvanced. Learn about Visceromegaly.
- Experienced
- Banti's SyndromeDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Banti's Syndrome.
- CholangitisDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Cholangitis.
- Liver CancerDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- Liver FailureDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Liver TransplantDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseDr. Shaikh isExperienced. Learn about Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.