
Overview
Amit Tevar, MD, is the surgical director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program at UPMC and is certified in multi-organ transplantation and hepatobiliary by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Tevar received his medical degree from the University of Missouri School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine where he served as chief resident. He completed his fellowship in multi-organ transplant surgery at the University of Chicago and the University of Cincinnati.
Dr. Tevar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Reconstructive Urology Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 97 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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- HMO
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Locations
3459 5th Avenue, Montefiore, 7 South, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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.
2 Clinical Trials
University Of Pittsburgh Physicians
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Michele Molinari is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Molinari is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Reconstructive Urology Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Molinari is currently accepting new patients.
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Vikraman Gunabushanam is a Transplant Surgeon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gunabushanam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Reconstructive Urology Surgery. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Gunabushanam is currently accepting new patients.
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
- Elite
- Kidney TransplantDr. Tevar isElite. Learn about Kidney Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Liver FailureDr. Tevar isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Failure.
- Liver TransplantDr. Tevar isDistinguished. Learn about Liver Transplant.
- Advanced
- Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Tevar isAdvanced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Liver CancerDr. Tevar isAdvanced. Learn about Liver Cancer.
- NephrectomyDr. Tevar isAdvanced. Learn about Nephrectomy.
- Pancreas TransplantDr. Tevar isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreas Transplant.
- Polycystic Kidney DiseaseDr. Tevar isAdvanced. Learn about Polycystic Kidney Disease.
- Experienced
- Alcoholic CirrhosisDr. Tevar isExperienced. Learn about Alcoholic Cirrhosis.
- Bladder ReconstructionDr. Tevar isExperienced. Learn about Bladder Reconstruction.
- CirrhosisDr. Tevar isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Enlarged LiverDr. Tevar isExperienced. Learn about Enlarged Liver.
- Fibrolamellar CarcinomaDr. Tevar isExperienced. Learn about Fibrolamellar Carcinoma.
- HepatectomyDr. Tevar isExperienced. Learn about Hepatectomy.


