Sandip Kapur is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Kapur is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Robert Montgomery is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Montgomery is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Hepatitis, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Sanjaya K. Satapathy is the medical director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at the Northwell Transplant Institute, program director of Northwell's Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, and professor of medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.His path to medicine began in India, where he was inspired by his father an engineer with a passion for homeopathy to pursue a career in healthcare. He earned his medical degree from Veer Surendra Sai Medical College, followed by fellowship training in gastroenterology and hepatology in the early 2000s. During that time, he witnessed the profound need for liver transplantation in India, where access remained scarce.While presenting his research at a conference in the United States, Dr. Satapathy was drawn to the opportunities and possibilities for advancing transplantation in America. He decided to continue his career in the United States, completing additional residency and fellowship training before serving as a transplant hepatologist in Memphis. In 2019, he was recruited to Northwell.It was a dream to begin from zero and build a transplant program that could be a model not just for the area or the state, but for the country, says Dr. Satapathy. Within only a few years, we've been able to achieve that goal, because Northwell has all the elements and resources to be one of the best programs in the nation. The expertise we have is unparalleled, with a collaborative team that encompasses all levels of care.The program was founded just in time for a huge surge in demand for liver transplants in the area, he adds. Liver disease and other liver issues are on the rise, making the need for an extensive program crucial for those in the New York region. Part of the program's strength is innovation. For example, Northwell is utilizing an approach that allows donated organs to be safely preserved for a longer period of time, which means needed organs can travel longer distances even from as far away as Hawaii. Northwell is also running several clinical trials on transplant medications and operates a robust transplant hepatology fellowship program to train the next generation of doctors a program Dr. Satapathy launched.I'm passionate about this work, and particularly about my patients, he says. I see every patient as my family, and my focus is on what I can do next to help them. Dr. Satapathy is highly rated in 26 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Douglas Gladstone is a Transplant Surgeon in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Gladstone is highly rated in 25 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Si Pham is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Pham is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Tumor, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant.

Bruce Gelb is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Gelb is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Gene Im is a transplant hepatologist and the Director of the Alcohol-associated Liver Disease Program at Columbia known as ADAPT (Advanced inter-Disciplinary Alcohol liver Program and Treatment), a patient-centered, integrated care and research program for patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). ADAPT is one of only a few integrated ALD clinics in the country.Dr. Im is an internationally recognized expert in ALD, including alcohol-associated hepatitis and liver transplantation based on his clinical focus and research achievements. He has co-authored several practice-changing articles, including the 2019 ALD Practice Guidance from AASLD, the 2024 MetALD Expert Position Statement, and the first experience of early liver transplantation for alcohol-associated hepatitis in North America.Currently, he is the Vice-Chair of the AASLD ALD Special Interest Group and serves on the Editorial Board for the journal Liver Transplantation. Dr. Im is also the founder of ALD-ALLY (Alcohol-associated Liver Disease patients deserve ALcohol LiteracY), an annual conference focused on actionable initiatives for advancing the science and care of patients with alcohol use disorder and ALD (www.ald-ally.com)Dr. Im is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation and Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at Columbia University. Dr. Im is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Patrick Northup is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Northup is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Ascites, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Northup is currently accepting new patients.

James Park, MD, is the co-director of the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at the Northwell Transplant Institute, and the chief of hepatology at North Shore University Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center and Lenox Hill Hospital. He joined Northwell after 14 years at NYU Langone Health, where he was the director of transplant hepatology. During his internal medicine residency at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Dr. Park developed a keen interest in hepatology, particularly within Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. I noticed a disproportionate number of Asians with late-stage liver diseases and liver cancer. They were often diagnosed late, some too late, he says. This realization led him to his calling. In 2022, Dr. Park established the Asian Liver Health Program at Northwell Health. Through outreach with local cultural organizations, free education and screenings, he works to dismantle the barriers to earlier diagnoses and treatment of liver cancer, cirrhosis and hepatitis B among the diverse and rapidly growing AAPI population. At the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, care is coordinated with multilingual and multidisciplinary specialists. Having everyone in the same location streamlines the process for patients and maximizes communication between doctors. At the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, we provide 360-degree care for each patient to ensure no stone is unturned in their immediate and ongoing treatment. Dr. Park also launched an Advanced Care Provider (ACP) fellowship in transplant hepatology to train the next generation of nurse practitioners and physician assistants. He is a strong believer in using ACPs to help address the shortage of providers in the field of hepatology. Educating ACPs and helping patients are privileges for which I am very grateful. Dr. Park is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, and Jaundice.

Kristina R. Chacko, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY.  She joined the Einstein-Montefiore Liver Center in 2013 after completing a fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY.  She received her bachelor of arts in philosophy at Boston College and attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.  She completed her internal medicine residency at Emory University in Atlanta, GA, and gastroenterology fellowship at New York University.  Her clinical and research interests include the diagnosis and management of alcoholic hepatitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver diseases, and liver transplantation.  As the program director of the ACGME-accredited transplant hepatology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, she is directly involved in the development and execution of the hepatology curriculum for gastroenterology and hepatology fellows. Dr. Chacko is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Visceromegaly, Autoimmune Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant.

Nitzan Roth is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Roth is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Jaundice, Ascites, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection.

Samuel Sigal, MD, is Clinical Director, Hepatology and Professor, Clinical Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. A key member of the Liver Transplant Program at Montefiore Einstein, Dr. Sigal is a Transplant Hepatologist specializing in all areas of liver disease, including acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and its complications. Dr. Sigal is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatorenal Syndrome, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, and Liver Embolization.

Hillel Tobias is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Transplant Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Tobias is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Liver Transplant.

Harmit Kalia is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Kalia is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Banti's Syndrome, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant.

Hatef Massoumi is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Massoumi is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Thrombectomy, and Liver Transplant.

John F. Reinus, MD, is Emeritus Medical Director, Liver Transplantation and Professor, Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. His work centers on liver transplantation, end-stage liver disease and viral hepatitis. Dr. Reinus is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, and Liver Transplant.

Dr. Mapara is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and the Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Cell Therapy Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Mapara graduated from the University of Heidelberg Medical School/Germany, and received his post-graduate training in Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology at the Universities of Heidelberg and the University Medical Center Charite of the Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany. In addition, he completed a research fellowship at the Transplantation Biology Research Center of the Massachusetts General Hospital at the Harvard Medical School in Boston. As Assistant Professor of Medicine, he headed the Hematologic Intensive Care Unit and served as deputy director of the Stem Cell Transplantation unit at the University Medical Center Charite in Berlin, Germany. Before coming to Columbia, Dr. Mapara was Associate Professor of Medicine (with tenure) at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and served as the Director of the Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program. Dr. Mapara specializes in the care of patients with sickle cell disease and certain blood cancers (Multiple Myeloma, Amyloidosis) undergoing bone marrow transplantation and gene therapy.  His research is focused on developing novel approaches to make bone marrow transplantation and cell therapy safer for patients. Dr. Mapara is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Jean Emond is a General Surgeon and a Pediatric Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Emond is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy. Dr. Emond is currently accepting new patients.

Tomoaki Kato, MD, is a noted pioneer in multiple-organ transplantation, pediatric and adult liver transplantation. Dr. Kato is Vice Chair for Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and is a professor of surgery at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.Dr. Kato is known for unique and innovative surgeries for adults and children, including a six-organ transplant; a procedure called APOLT (auxiliary partial orthotopic liver transplantation) that resuscitates a failing liver by attaching a partial donor liver, making immunosuppressant drugs unnecessary and the first successful human partial bladder transplantation involving the transplant of two kidneys together with ureters connected to a patch of the donor bladder. In a highly publicized case, he led the first reported removal and re-implantation, or auto-transplantation, of six organs to excise a hard-to-reach abdominal tumor.Previously the director of pediatric liver and gastrointestinal transplant and professor of clinical surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Dr. Kato received his medical degree from the Osaka University Medical School in Japan and received his residency training in surgery at Osaka University Hospital and Itami City Hospital in Hyogo, Japan. He completed a clinical fellowship in transplantation at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, in Miami, Florida, where he was subsequently appointed to the surgical faculty in 1997, and promoted to full professor in 2007. He served as a surgeon and senior leader of the liver and transplantation center at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, beginning in 1997, and at University of Miami Hospital (previously Cedars Medical Center), beginning in 2004. Dr. Kato is a member of numerous professional and honorary organizations, and the author or co-author of more than 180 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals.ResourcesFor more information, visit the Center for Liver Disease and TransplantationIf you need assistance in Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), please call 646-317-6325 or, visit the Columbia Liver Asian Outreach Office (English | Mandarin. Dr. Kato is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy.

Alvin Htut is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Htut is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, and Alcoholic Cirrhosis.

Nabil Dagher is a Transplant Surgeon in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Dagher is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Ratner is Professor of Surgery and Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation at Columbia University. Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia, Dr. Ratner was on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and served as the Chief of Solid Organ Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Ratner was responsible for dramatic growth of the kidney transplant program at CUIMC. He also established the pancreas transplant program, and the Kidney Autotransplant Program. He introduced robotic surgery to our kidney transplant program. Access to organ transplantation has been Dr. Ratner's major academic interest. Dr. Ratner has been a leading innovator in transplantation for over two decades. In 1993, he performed the world's first dual renal transplant. In 1995 (with Dr. Louis Kavoussi) he performed the first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, and set the stage for its widespread adoption, which resulted in a profound increase in living donor kidney transplantation. Dr. Ratner has made significant contributions in overcoming immunologic incompatibilities that prohibited transplantation. He devised the plasmapheresis/IVIg protocol for alloantibody desensitization in 1998. In 2001, Dr. Ratner orchestrated the second paired-kidney exchange in the U.S. Subsequently, he arranged the first paired kidney exchanges in both Pennsylvania and New York. More recently Dr. Ratner has been a leading proponent of including compatible donor/recipient pairs in kidney exchanges. And, his more contemporary work has looked at the organizational and regulatory barriers to access to care. All of these strategies have increased organ availability and access to transplantation. Additionally, he has made important contributions to improve living donor safety. For his work, Dr. Ratner has received numerous awards and honors. And, he has been invited to speak and operate at various venues around the world. Dr. Ratner has authored or co-authored over 240 peer-reviewed publications, and has been a federally funded investigator. His publications have been cited over 20,000 times. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the LiveOnNY (formerly the New York Organ Donor Network), and has served on numerous national committees including the Board of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). He recently completed a term as the President of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and previously served as that Society's Treasurer.Dr. Ratner originally hails from Brooklyn, NY. He received his undergraduate education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He received his M.D. from Hahnemann University. His general surgery training was obtained at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He completed a Fellowship in Transplantation Surgery and Immunology at Washington University. In 2011 Dr. Ratner completed a Master of Public Health with a focus on health care policy, administration and management. Dr. Ratner is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chylous Ascites, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

Lewis Teperman is a Transplant Surgeon in Hempstead, New York. Dr. Teperman is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Recently named as Medical Director of the Northwell Health Lung Transplantation Program, Dr. Aldo T. Iacono is a national thought leader in the field of lung transplantation and advanced lung disease. He He has made major contributions to clinical and scientific developments in lung transplantation. Dr. Iacono previously developed and led the lung transplantation programs at University of Pittsburgh and the University of Maryland. At Northwell Health he will bring together a multidisciplinary team to provide the best clinical care for patients with advanced lung disease. Dr. Iacono will also lead research in lung transplantation and will train future clinician-scientists in this area. In addition to lung transplantation, his clinical area of focus includes Advanced lung Disease Management, Immunosuppressive Drug Management and Interventional Bronchoscopy.Publications include:-A randomized trial of inhaled cyclosporine in lung transplant recipients. N Engl J Med 2006;-Donor Derived cell-free DNA as a composite marker of acute lung allograft dysfunction in Clinical Care; J Heart Transplant 2022-Capitalizing on the concept of local immune suppression by inhalation for lung transplant recipients Am J Transplant 2022;-Donor derived cell free DNA% is elevated with pathogens that are risk factors for acute and chronic allograft injury, J Heart Transplant 2021. Dr. Iacono is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), and Lung Transplant.

Elliot Grodstein is a Transplant Surgeon in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Grodstein is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.