25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me in ann arbor, MI

Dr. Fontana is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program. He is recognized as a national and international expert in managing patients with cirrhosis, portal hypertension and nearly all forms of acute and chronic liver disease. He has particular research interest in patients with drug induced liver injury, viral hepatitis, and genetic liver disease. Dr. Fontana is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Fontana is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Fontana is currently accepting new patients.

I am a transplant hepatologist and clinical researcher committed to the care of patients with liver cancer and advanced liver disease. I serve as the Medical Director of the Multidisciplinary Liver Tumor Clinic and Medical Director of the Living Donor Liver Transplantation Program. I believe that patients should have an active voice in their care and I work jointly with patients to ensure that their needs are met. Dr. Parikh is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Cancer, Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Parikh is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Parikh is currently accepting new patients.

Elliot B. Tapper MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. He is Academic Chief of Hepatology. His primary goal is to empower patients to enjoy a high quality of life. He is an expert in the management of chronic liver disease, performance of clinical trials, and big data for the study of liver disease. He has developed strategies that reduce symptoms and improve quality of life and invented tools that have helped keep patients with cirrhosis at home and away from the hospital. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Hepatology Communications. Dr. Tapper is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ascites, Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Tapper is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Tapper is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Perumalswami speaks English and Tamil. Dr. Perumalswami is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Perumalswami is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Perumalswami is currently accepting new patients.

Ammar Hassan is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hassan is highly rated in 29 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Cirrhosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Hassan is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc, is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at U-M Health. She completed her undergraduate degree and medical school at McGill University, followed by her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of British Columbia. She completed her Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Toronto, where she also received a Master’s in clinical Epidemiology. She completed her Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at the University of Washington.Dr. Shingina's clinical interests focus on caring for people suffering from chronic liver disease, as well as improving access to liver transplantation for people with end-stage liver disease. She sees patients in the Hepatology Clinic at the University of Michigan Northville Health Center and the Transplant Clinic at the Taubman.She is involved in multiple national and international professional societies and is a co-chair of the AST Multiorgan Transplant Subcommittee, and member-at-large for ILTS VANGUARD Committee, AASLD Women's Initiative Committee, AST Women's Health Committee, and UNOS Living Donor Committee. Dr. Shingina also serves on the Editorial Board for Liver Transplantation Journal. She has been the recipient of multiple awards, including the 2022 VUMC DOM Award for Outstanding Contribution in Professional Development for her Women in Medicine Initiative at VUMC, the 2022 GI Division Outstanding Teacher Award, and the 2021 American Gastroenterology AssociationMarie Leo-Lieber Scholarship, among others. Dr. Shingina is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Banti's Syndrome, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Shingina is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Shingina is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Nataliya Razumilava speaks English and Russian.Dr. Razumilava is a physician-scientist with a clinical and research expertise in biliary disorders (cholangiopathies) and liver cancer. She serves as the Associate Director of the Liver Tumor Program at the University of Michigan. After completion of her fellowships at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Dr. Razumilava joined the University of Michigan in 2015 to develop a translational program focused on processes underlying inflammation-driven bile duct damage leading to bile duct regeneration as opposed to progression to fibrosis and cancer. Her research is funded by external (NIDDK, AASLD, AHA, Gilead) and internal awards. In additional to clinical care and research, she is actively involved in professional societies academic activities including education. Dr. Razumilava is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Cholangitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Razumilava is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Razumilava is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jeffrey Punch is the Jeremiah and Claire Turcotte Professor of Surgery. Dr. Punch received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. During his residency he did a Research Fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Rile Rees at the Ann Arbor Veteran's Hospital studying tissue injury associated with ischemia-reperfusion. Upon completion of his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan, he completed a two year multi-organ transplantation fellowship, also at U of M, in which he was trained to perform kidney, pancreas and liver transplant procedures. During this time he also completed the University of Michigan Molecular Biology Course. He is board certified in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.Upon completion of his training Dr. Punch began a surgical practice that consists of liver, pancreatic, and kidney transplantation. He performs these procedures on both adults and children. In addition Dr. Punch also performs vascular surgery on patients that require dialysis access. He has also assumed the role of director of the Liver Transplant program and performed the first living donor liver transplant procedure ever in the state of Michigan in 1996. In addition to a clinical practice, Dr. Punch also runs numerous clinical research studies involving transplant recipients. Dr. Punch has served on the Liver and Intestinal Committee and on the Board of Directors for the United Network for Organ Sharing. He has also served as President of Gift of Life Michigan. Dr. Punch is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Punch is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Punch is currently accepting new patients.

Victoria Shakhin is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Shakhin is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Biliary Atresia, Gilbert Syndrome, Rotor Syndrome, Alagille Syndrome, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Shakhin is board certified in Pediatric Transplant Hepatology and Pediatric Gastroenterology. Dr. Shakhin is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sheetz is an assistant professor of surgery and a faculty member in the Section of Transplant Surgery. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan where he also completed his general surgery residency. He went on to complete his transplant surgery fellowship at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is a member of the American College of Surgeons and American Society of Transplant Surgeons.Clinical Specialization: Dr. Sheetz’s clinical interests include liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant. He also performs laparoscopic donor nephrectomy for living donor kidney transplants. He has a special interest in normothermic machine perfusion in liver transplant. Dr. Sheetz is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Umbilical Hernia, Gallbladder Removal, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Sheetz is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Sheetz is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Su is the H. Marvin Pollard Collegiate Professor of Gastroenterology, III. In addition to her appointment at the University of Michigan, she is also the Associate Chief of Medicine for Subspecialty Care and Access as well as Chief of the Gastroenterology Section at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. Her research focus is on innovative approaches to specialty care and access. She also serves as the Director of the Morphomics Analysis Group at the University of Michigan where she leads a multidisciplinary collaborative of physicians, biostatisticians and engineers developing methods for analyzing medical imaging. By linking imaging features to clinical outcomes, they are able to use quantitative imaging data to improve the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with liver disease as well as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Dr. Su serves as the President of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), the leading organization of scientists and health care professionals committed to preventing and curing liver disease. She is committed to the vision of the organization to prevent and cure liver disease. Dr. Su is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Su is currently accepting new patients.

Ben E. Biesterveld, M.D. is a faculty member in the Section of Transplant Surgery.Dr. Biesterveld received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan and transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Dr. Biesterveld is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Traumatic Brain Injury, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Biesterveld is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Biesterveld is currently accepting new patients.