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MediFind found 26 specialists near Houston, TX
Liver Associates Of Texas, P.A.
Victor Ankoma is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Ankoma is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy.
Fasiha Kanwal is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kanwal is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
Baylor St. Luke's Liver Center
Prasun K. Jalal, M.D is Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery and in the Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Jalal is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine and transplant hepatology. Dr. Jalal earned his medical degree from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. His extensive training includes training in gastroenterology and hepatology at St. James Hospital in Leeds, England. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York and in transplant hepatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Dr. Jalal's clinical interests include viral hepatitis, liver transplant, liver cancer and autoimmune hepatitis. Dr. Jalal is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis A, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
Liver Specialists Of Texas PLLC
Dr. Joseph S. Galati is an expert in liver disease, with over 33 years of experience and leadership in the field of liver disease and liver transplantation. A leader in clinical care, research, and education, Dr. Galati has been at the forefront of liver disease care for over three decades.Dr. Galati is native of Long Island, New York. He received his undergraduate degree at Syracuse University and attended St. George's University School of Medicine.Following medical school, Dr. Galati was an Intern and Resident in Internal Medicine at State University of New York Health Science Center-Brooklyn (formerly Downstate Medical Center)/Kings County Hospital Center, one of the premier teaching hospitals in the country. He remained an additional year in the department to assume responsibilities as the Chief Medical Resident in the Department of Medicine. Wanting to pursue further training and expertise in Liver Disease/Transplant Medicine, Dr. Galati left New York City for Omaha, Nebraska. He performed his fellowship training in Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Transplant Hepatology at University of Nebraska Medical Center. University of Nebraska Medical Center is a world renowned liver program, and today remains one of the finest in the country. During Dr. Galati’s training there, he participated in a number of research studies looking at the gastrointestinal complications of liver disease and cirrhosis. Dr. Galati is highly rated in 20 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Baylor College Of Medicine - Transplant Surgery
Gagan K. Sood, M.D is Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery and in the Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Sood is board certified in gastroenterology, internal medicine and transplant hepatology. Dr. Sood earned his medical degree from Himachal Pradesh Medical University in Himachal Pradesh, India. His extensive training includes an internship in internal medicine at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan. He completed a fellowship in gastroenterology and advanced liver transplant fellowship at University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Sood's clinical interests include hepatocellular carcinoma, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Dr. Sood is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.
Baylor College Of Medicine - Transplant Surgery
Dr. Rise Stribling is responsible for the care of liver transplant patients at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. In addition to overseeing pre- and post-transplant end-stage liver disease patients, she is responsible for managing their long-term care and providing education before and after their surgical procedure. Dr. Stribling is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant.
Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
David Victor is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Victor is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Enlarged Liver, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.
Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
Sudha Kodali is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kodali is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Banti's Syndrome, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
UT Physicians
Victor Machicao is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Machicao is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Liver Associates Of Texas, P.A.
Chukwuma Egwim is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Egwim is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Banti's Syndrome, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy.
Andrea Duchini is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Duchini is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, Hepatitis C, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant.
Norman Sussman is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sussman is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Liver Transplant.
Baylor College Of Medicine
Ayse Mindikoglu is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Mindikoglu is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Hepatorenal Syndrome, and Liver Transplant.
MD Anderson
Preethi Reddy is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Reddy is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, and Endoscopy.
UT Physicians
Tugrul Purnak is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Purnak is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Cirrhosis, and Endoscopy.
Ammara Naveed is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Naveed is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), and Liver Transplant.
Dr. Tannaz Armaghany is Assistant Professor of Medicine-Hematology and Oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine.Dr. Armaghany’s professional interests include: gastrointestinal medical oncology, neuroendocrine tumors, hepatocellular carcinoma, and hepatobiliary cancers.Dr. Armaghany received her medical degree from Tabriz University in Tabriz, Iran and completed her residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Ill. She also completed fellowships in hematology and medical oncology at Louisiana State University Health in Shreveport, La. and integrative medicine at Arizona State University in Tucson, Ariz.Dr. Armaghany is board-certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology, and Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine.Dr. Armaghany serves as President of the Texas branch of the Iranian American Medical Association. She is also a member of American College of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, SWOG Cancer Research Network, Harris County Medical Society, International Society of Liver Cancer, and the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Armaghany is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Neuroendocrine Tumor, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Gallbladder Cancer, and Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma.
Baylor College Of Medicine
Avegail Flores is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Flores is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Esophageal Varices, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.
Blaine Hollinger is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hollinger is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Reynolds Syndrome, and Hepatitis.
UT Physicians
Ranya Selim is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Selim is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Ascites, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Colonoscopy.
Dr. Omar Barakat is a general surgeon specializing in benign and malignant diseases of the liver, bile duct, gallbladder, and pancreas. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery - Division of Surgical Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine and Medical Director of the Neuroendocrine Tumor Program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.Dr. Barakat’s clinical interests include: malignant hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases, liver and pancreas surgery; upper gastrointestinal surgery; neuroendocrine tumors; gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST); and minimally invasive surgery.Dr. Barakat has developed new surgical techniques to minimize the complication rate and blood loss following pancreatic and liver surgeries. He utilizes image-guided therapies, such as radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation, irreversible electroporation (NanoKnife system), trans-arterial chemotherapy, and selective internal radiotherapy (SIRT) with Yttrium-90 microspheres, to treat liver tumors while minimizing trauma to the patients. Dr. Barakat's clinical and research interests also include the study of neuroendocrine tumors; and the development of off-the-shelf bio-artificial liver organs that can be suitable for liver transplantation in patients with end-stage liver disease.Dr. Barakat received his medical degree from Aleppo University Medical School in Aleppo, Syria. He completed a residency in general surgery at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia and a Fellowship in cardiovascular surgery research at State University of New York - Buffalo. He also completed clinical fellowships in liver transplantation at The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston; and in heart transplantation and mechanical assist devices aat the Texas Heart Institute. He continued his practice in liver and pancreatic surgery at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom, where he treated complex and rare tumors of the liver, bile duct, and pancreas. Dr. Barakat is board-certified by the Royal College of Surgeons (Ed), United Kingdom, where he is also a Fellow. Dr. Barakat is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pancreatitis, Gallbladder Disease, Pancreatic Cancer, Pancreatectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
UT Physicians
Jenine Zaibaq is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas. Her top areas of expertise are Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, and Autoimmune Hepatitis.
Maryam Zafer is a Hepatologist and a Gastroenterologist in Houston, Texas. Her top areas of expertise are Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis, and Viral Gastroenteritis.
Tmh Physician Associates PLLC
Tamneet Basra is a Hepatologist in Bellaire, Texas. Dr. Basra is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Banti's Syndrome, Visceromegaly, and Liver Transplant.
Rafael Botero is a Hepatologist in Houston, Texas.
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 Houston, TX?
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 Houston, TX?
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 Houston, TX?
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 Houston, TX?
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 Houston, TX?
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 in Houston?
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 Houston, TX?
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 Houston, TX?
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 Houston, TX 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).





