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Centra Medical Group LLC
Karen Ballen is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Ballen has been practicing medicine for over 44 years is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Ballen is currently accepting new patients.
Thomas Kowalski is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kowalski is highly rated in 33 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Jaundice, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Kowalski is currently accepting new patients.
Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center
Anand Kumar is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kumar is highly rated in 31 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gallbladder Disease, Bile Duct Stricture, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Osteotomy. Dr. Kumar is currently accepting new patients.
Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center
Alexander Schlachterman is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Schlachterman is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Achalasia, Acute Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Schlachterman is currently accepting new patients.
Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center
Faisal Kamal is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kamal is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Achalasia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Kamal is currently accepting new patients.
Banner - University Medicine Transplant Institute
I love running, traveling to the new places, and watching sports. Dr. Wijarnpreecha is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cirrhosis, Malabsorption, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.
Andres Duarte is a Hepatologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Duarte has been practicing medicine for over 25 years is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Brigham And Women's Crohn's And Colitis Center
Scott Snapper is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Snapper is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Viral Gastroenteritis, Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Jason Dranove is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Dranove is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hirschsprung Disease, Neurogenic Bowel, Total Intestinal Aganglionosis, and Bowel Incontinence. Dr. Dranove is currently accepting new patients.
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
George Therapondos is a Hepatologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Therapondos is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Therapondos is currently accepting new patients.
Carolina Digestive Health Associates PA
Eric Thompson is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Thompson has been practicing medicine for over 39 years is highly rated in 69 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Diverticular Disease, Turcot Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Thompson is currently accepting new patients.
Brigham And Women's Crohn's And Colitis Center
Wai-kit Lo is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Lo is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Tiffany Linville is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Viral Gastroenteritis, Ulcerative Colitis, and Colitis. Dr. Linville is currently accepting new patients.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Vani Gopalareddy is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her top areas of expertise are Jaundice, Von Gierke Disease, Liver Failure, Macroamylasemia, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Gopalareddy is currently accepting new patients.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Ricardo Caicedo is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. Caicedo has been practicing medicine for over 26 years. His top areas of expertise are Gastroschisis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, and Delayed Growth. Dr. Caicedo is currently accepting new patients.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Mary Rogers is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Gastroenterologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her top areas of expertise are Encopresis, Malnutrition, Hirschsprung Disease, and Total Intestinal Aganglionosis. Dr. Rogers is currently accepting new patients.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Mary Boulware is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her top areas of expertise are Von Gierke Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Ms. Boulware is currently accepting new patients.
Atrium Health Levine Children's Gastroenterology
Daniel Kelly is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist and a Hepatologist in Charlotte, North Carolina. His top areas of expertise are Neurogenic Bowel, Total Intestinal Aganglionosis, Hirschsprung Disease, and Delayed Growth. Dr. Kelly is currently accepting new patients.
26 East Red Bank Avenue
Nicholas Orfanidis is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Woodbury, New Jersey. Dr. Orfanidis is highly rated in 48 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Anemia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Orfanidis is currently accepting new patients.
Colin Smith is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 44 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Diverticular Disease, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Colitis, Colonoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.
Gastro Health
Jayde Kurland is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Lima, Ohio. Dr. Kurland is highly rated in 41 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Choledocholithiasis, Ascites, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Kurland is currently accepting new patients.
Sheffield Family Health Center
David Hykes is a Hepatologist in Sheffield Village, Ohio. Dr. Hykes has been practicing medicine for over 28 years is highly rated in 40 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Benign Esophageal Stricture, Lower Esophageal Ring, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Brigham And Women's Crohn's And Colitis Center
Dr. Christopher C. Thompson is the Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness, and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program Director and clinical faculty at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Thompson’s clinical interests include endoscopic surgery applied to foregut conditions, with a focus on endoscopic treatment of obesity, GERD, Zenker’s diverticula, achalasia, gastroparesis, postsurgical complications, and pancreatobiliary disease. He spends the majority of his time performing these advanced endoscopic procedures and also cares for these patients in the ambulatory setting. The remainder of his time is devoted to research in endoscopic surgery, with a focus on device development, clinical outcomes, and endoscopic education. His research has resulted in numerous patents, development of new endoscopic procedures, and over 300 publications. He was awarded the Brigham and Women’s Physician Organization Clinical Innovation Award in 2007 for developing and performing the first endoscopic suturing procedure to treat obesity. He also invented anastomosis technology, which has been shown to treat type 2 diabetes effectively in early clinical trials. He was responsible for much of the early work in Bariatric Endoscopy, having been called the founding father of the field, and edited the first textbook and video atlas on the subject. Some of his other important clinical innovations include the development of new endoscopic techniques for treating pancreatic necrosis, gastric outlet obstruction, sleeve gastrectomy stenosis, pancreaticojejunal anastomotic strictures, and postsurgical complications. He also developed an endoscopic part-task simulator used by many fellowship programs (the TEST box).These accomplishments have led to a broad clinical referral base, and to national and international invitations for lectureships and live case demonstrations, including the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Blackwell Lectureship, ACG American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Presidential Plenary Lecture, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) J Edward Berk Presidential Plenary Lecture, ACG Edgar Achkar Visiting Professorship, all post-graduate education courses for the major US gastroenterology and surgical societies, and numerous respected courses throughout Europe, Asia, and South America. He has also mentored more than 20 fellows, many of whom have gone on to thrive in prestigious academic institutions, and he established the first Fellowship in Bariatric Endoscopy. Dr. Thompson is highly rated in 38 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Esophageal Varices, Gastrointestinal Fistula, Endoscopy, and Gastric Bypass.
Endoscopy Center At Bala
Robert Coben is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Dr. Coben is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Barrett Esophagus, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Achalasia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Coben is currently accepting new patients.
Jefferson Digestive Health Institute - Honickman Center
Jeffrey Abrams is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Abrams is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Visceromegaly, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Abrams is currently accepting new patients.
What is a hepatologist?
A hepatologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. They are sometimes referred to as “liver specialists.” While hepatologists manage liver-related conditions, they typically do not perform surgeries. Instead, they work closely with surgeons when procedures like liver transplants or biopsies are needed.
Why am I being referred to a hepatologist?
A referral to a hepatologist usually happens when your primary care doctor suspects or diagnoses a liver-related condition that requires specialized care. This could include abnormal liver function tests, symptoms of liver disease (like jaundice or fatigue), or chronic liver conditions such as hepatitis or fatty liver disease. Hepatologists are experts in managing these conditions and can help create a treatment plan to improve your liver health.
What is the difference between a hepatologist and a gastroenterologist?
While both hepatologists and gastroenterologists treat digestive system issues, their focus areas differ. Hepatologists specialize in liver-related conditions, including diseases affecting the bile ducts, gallbladder, and pancreas. Gastroenterologists treat a broader range of digestive tract disorders, such as acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, and colon problems. For advanced or chronic liver issues, a hepatologist is the go-to specialist.
What tests does a hepatologist perform?
Hepatologists use various tests to diagnose liver conditions, including:
- Blood tests: These evaluate liver function, check for infections like hepatitis, and measure enzyme levels.
- Imaging tests: Ultrasounds, CT scans, or MRIs help visualize liver abnormalities.
- Liver biopsy: A small tissue sample is taken to assess liver damage or diagnose diseases.
- FibroScan: A specialized ultrasound that measures liver stiffness, often used to detect fibrosis or cirrhosis.
These tests help identify the cause and severity of liver problems to guide treatment.
What are the symptoms of a damaged liver?
Common symptoms of liver damage include:
- Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
- Fatigue and weakness
- Dark urine or pale stools
- Abdominal pain or swelling
- Nausea or vomiting
- Loss of appetite
- Easy bruising or bleeding
- Itchy skin
Symptoms can vary from person to person depending on the cause and stage of liver disease. If you experience these, it’s important to see a doctor for evaluation.
When should I see a Hepatologist near me?
There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as:
- Your primary care provider recommends it.
- Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care.
- Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment.
- You need specialized testing or procedures.
- You want a second opinion.
What should I consider when choosing a Hepatologist near me?
It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.
How do I find the best Hepatologist near me?
You can find a Hepatologist in any of the 10 largest U.S. cities by clicking below:
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How does MediFind rank Hepatologists near me?
MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database.
What types of insurance are accepted by Hepatologists near me?
Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network.
How can I book an appointment online with a Hepatologist?
MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Hepatologist search results page.
Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Hepatologist?
Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.
How can I prepare for my appointment with a Hepatologist near me?
Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items:
- Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year)
- Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see
- Family history of disease
- List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses
- Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.
- List of questions and concerns
- Your insurance card
You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit.
What questions should I ask my Hepatologist?
Here are some sample questions:
- Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated?
- What symptoms or side effects should I watch for?
- What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results?
- Are there other specialists I need to see?
- What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions?
How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Hepatologist may know about?
MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you.
MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand.
Can I filter my search to show male or female Hepatologists near me?
Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Hepatologist search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers.
What are the most common health conditions that a Hepatologist near me might treat?
Alcoholic Cirrhosis
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
Ascites
Autoimmune Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
Esophageal Varices
Hemochromatosis
Hepatocerebral Degeneration
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Liver Cancer
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Obesity
Primary Biliary Cholangitis
Sclerosing Cholangitis
Wilson Disease
Can I filter my search to find a Hepatologist that offers video calls?
Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Hepatologist search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls).





















