"Dr. Rahimi is board certified in transplant hepatatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine. His clinical interests include chronic liver disease, liver cancer, liver failure, metabolic and autoimmune diseases of the liver, viral hepatitis, complications of cirrhosis and liver transplantation. Dr. Rahimi has authored several research articles on improving the outcomes of patients with advanced liver disease. Dr. Rahimi holds a Master of Science in Applied Physiology from Finch University of Health Sciences in North Chicago and medical degree from Chicago Medical School. While completing his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, he concurrently obtained a Master of Science in Clinical Research in the Department of Public Health. Upon relocating to Dallas, Dr. Rahimi completed two fellowships, the first in Gastroenterology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center followed by a fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, in Dallas. Read more about Dr. Rahimi’s publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library . Read Dr. Rahimi's article, ""5 things you need to know about fatty liver disease (and how to reverse it)"" . Dr. Rahimi is involved in a study around the use of statins in patients with advanced liver failure and cirrhosis. Read more here . Dr. Rahimi was recognized by D Magazine as a Best Doctor for 2024 and 2025. Read Dr. Rahimi's article, ""Can fatty liver be reversed? 5 common questions, answered.""". Dr. Rahimi is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Esophageal Varices, Ascites, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.

Dr. Testa is a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. He is Chief of Abdominal Transplant at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Chairman of the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute. He specializes in living donor liver transplantation and is the principal investigator of the Uterine Transplant Clinical Trial that resulted in the first U.S. birth of a baby following uterine transplant. Dr. Testa was honored in 2018 as one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 for leading the medical team that performed the first successful uterus transplants in the nation. Dr. Testa is a graduate of t he University of Padova Medical School in Italy. After graduating cum laude, he completed a residency in general surgery at the same university. He went on to complete a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago and then a fellowship in abdominal organ transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Later at the University of Essen in Germany, he was instrumental in starting the first adult living donor liver transplant program in Europe. Dr. Testa returned to the U.S. in 2001, where he served as Director of Liver Transplant at the University of Illinois. In 2005, he moved to the University of Chicago where he rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery and served as Director of Liver Transplant and Hepatobilliary Surgery. Read more about Dr. Testa's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library. Dr. Testa returned to Baylor University Medical Center in 2011 to lead the Living Donor Liver Program. He became Chief of Abdominal Transplant for the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute in 2017. Dr. Testa is author or co-author of more than 160 publications and several book chapters. He is a recognized authority in Uterus Transplantation and Living Donor Liver Transplantation. His other interests include complex liver surgery of benign and malignant diseases. Read more about Dr. Testa Dr. Testa has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for over 10 years earning him a place on Texas Monthly's Hall of Fame list. Dr. Testa is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Hysterectomy.

"Dr. Liza Johannesson, M.D., Ph.D., is a graduate of the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. She completed training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, followed by training in gynecologic oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia. She presented her PhD thesis about Uterus Transplantation in primates in 2012 and was a pivotal part of the world pioneering first clinical human trial of Uterus Transplantation in Sweden that resulted in the first birth after Uterus Transplantation in the world. She was recruited by Baylor University Medical Center in 2017 to build up a new Uterus Transplant Program. The program resulted in the first birth after Uterus Transplant in the US in 2017 and is today the largest and most successful Uterus Transplant program in the world. Dr. Johannesson serves as the Medical Director of Uterus Transplantation and is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. Dr. Johannesson is actively involved in the US Uterus Transplant Consortium (USUTC), the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the Vascular Composite Allograft Committee, in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the Vascular Composite Allograft Committee and of the genitourinary workgroup, in the American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation (ASRT), and in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). She is a Founding Member of both the International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTX) and the USUTC. Dr. Johannesson is an active researcher with more than 100 publications and is invited to lecture worldwide on current issues in the field of Uterus Transplantation. Dr.  Johannesson was recently featured in D Magazine's ""The Best Doctors 2025, The Women's Health Issue."" Read the article ""Uterus Transplants Offer a New Path to Motherhood"" as she discusses their groundbreaking team. Baylor Scott & White’s program was the first in the United States to have a live birth after a uterine transplant, and it was the first in the world to perform a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial. As of August 2024, Baylor has performed 33 uterus transplant surgeries, resulting in 22 live births. To date, they have received interest from donors in 41 states, which is about triple the 10 to 15 cases per year that they can complete.". Dr. Johannesson is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Infertility, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome, Mullerian Aplasia, Hysterectomy, and Kidney Transplant.

Parsia Vagefi is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Vagefi is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Goran Klintmalm is a Transplant Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Klintmalm is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Bahirwani is fellowship-trained and board certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Her professional interests include management of patients with end stage liver disease, liver transplantation and hepatocellular carcinoma. Dr. Bahirwani is a committed educator and currently serves as Associate Program Director for the Department of Internal Medicine at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & white Health. She attended medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bahirwani's internship, residency and fellowships in gastroenterology and in transplant hepatology, took place at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where she was appointed Chief Fellow and Associate Fellowship Program Director of Transplant Hepatology. She joined the faculty and staff of Liver Consultants of Texas at Baylor University Medical Center in 2016. Dr. Bahirwani enjoys traveling with her family. In her free time, she volunteers providing medical care and other resources to the underserved populations of her community. Dr. Bahirwani, MD was recognized by D Magazine as a Best Doctor for 2023, 2024 and 2025. Read more about Dr. Bahirwani’s publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library . Dr. Bahirwani is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Ascites, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Saleh M. Elwir, MD is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He specializes in the management of patients with viral hepatitis, chronic liver diseases, liver tumors and liver transplant candidates and recipients. Dr. Elwir graduated with honors from medical school at the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. He moved to the United States to complete his residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. His fellowship in gastroenterology and transplant hepatology took place at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Elwir has been involved with several research projects that resulted in multiple publications and abstract presentations at national and international meetings. He is fluent in both English and Arabic. Read more about Dr. Elwir’s publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library . Dr. Elwir was recognized by D Magazine as a Best Doctor for 2024 and 2025. Dr. Elwir is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Yolanda Mageto, MD, MPH, a pulmonary critical care specialist with nationally recognized expertise in interstitial lung disease (ILD), has assumed the role of Medical Director of Interstitial Lung Disease at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Mageto attended medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and completed her residency and training at University of Texas Southwestern and her fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle with a focus in ILD. Since that time she has held faculty positions at the University of Washington Seattle, University of Texas Southwestern and most recently University of Vermont where she rose to the rank of full Professor. Dr. Mageto is a clinician, educator and researcher involved in multiple idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/ILD trials over last 20 years including collaborations with investigators from other centers in sarcoidosis related lung disease. She remains actively involved in the total care and management of her patients. Dr. Mageto is dedicated to the development of a Comprehensive Integrated Interstitial Lung disease program optimizing delivery of care to patients with interstitial lung disease in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, reading a good book and cooking. Dr. Mageto is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.

Robert Goldstein, MD, FACS is a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. He is Medical Director of the Liver and Pancreas Disease Center at the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute. He is also Chief of Hebatobilliary Surgery and Director of the General Surgery Residency Program at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. Dr. Goldstein's clinical interests include liver cancer, bile duct cancer and bile duct injuries. He provides immediate evaluation and medical management of patients with newly diagnosed benign and cancerous liver lesions. He and a team of transplant and oncologic surgery specialists work together to offer aggressive advanced treatments. With 30 years of experience in a high-volume transplant center, Dr. Goldstein is one of the most practiced hepatobilliary surgeons in the nation. Dr. Goldstein received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He completed his residency at West Virginia University School of Medicine. He went on to start a transplant fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and completed the transplant fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas where he has dedicated his entire medical career to the care and treatment of liver cancer patients and liver transplant patients. Read more about Dr. Goldstein's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library. Read more about Dr. Goldstein's publications. Dr. Goldstein has been named one of D Magazine’s Best Docs at least 15 times earning him a place on D Magazine’s Hall of Fame list. Dr. Goldstein has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for the past 15 years earning him a place on Texas Monthly's Legacy list. Dr. Goldstein is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, Liver Transplant, and Splenectomy.

Dr. Randall Rosenblatt is board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease medicine. He received his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine before completing both his residency and fellowship at Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, TX. Dr. Rosenblatt specializes in pulmonary disease with patient emphasis in asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, lung disease, lung transplantation, COPD, emphysema, and bronchitis, among other diseases and complications. Dr. Rosenblatt has been a practicing physician for over 40 years and has been named to D Magazine's Top Doctors list annually since 2010. Dr. Rosenblatt is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Lung Transplant.

Dr. Mahgoub is fellowship-trained in transplant hepatology and gastroenterology. He attended medical school at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and completed his internal medicine residency training at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. Before joining the hepatology team at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, Dr. Mahgoub worked in transplant hepatology at the University of Minnesota where he was involved in direct patient care, liver disease research and clinical trials. His professional interests include chronic liver disease management, liver transplantation and fatty liver disease. Read more about Dr. Mahgoub's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library . Dr. Mahgoub has been named a Texas Super Doctor for 2023, 2024, and 2025 by Texas Monthly. Dr. Mahgoub is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, and Hepatitis C.

Kim Rice is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Nephrologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Rice is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

"Dr. Gupta is a Clinical Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. He is an accomplished hepato-pancreato-biliary and abdominal transplant surgeon with a primary interest in complex gastrointestinal issues in the pancreas, liver and bile ducts. In his dual role as a transplant and hepato-pancreato-biliary surgeon, he offers patients a variety of unique treatment and surgical options at the Liver and Pancreas Disease Center at Baylor University Medical Center - Dallas. Dr. Gupta is Director of the Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship program at Baylor University Medical Center and is Assistant Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M School of Medicine and TCU/UNTHSC School of Medicine in Fort Worth. After finishing his general surgery training in New York, Dr. Gupta completed two surgical fellowships in abdominal transplant surgery at Baylor University Medical Center and in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Dr. Gupta joined the transplant team at the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute in Dallas in 2018. His clinical interests focus on living donor liver transplantation, liver and pancreas cancer, biliary disease, islet cell transplantation and colorectal liver metastasis. Dr. Gupta is active in national associations including leadership roles with the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. In his free time, Dr. Gupta enjoys traveling, fine dining and spending time with his wife and dogs. Read more about Dr. Gupta's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library . Read Dr. Gupta's article, ""Liver cancer: Should you get screened?"" Read Dr. Gupta's article, ""So you have pancreatic cancer. Now what?""". Dr. Gupta is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 1, Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 2, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

"Dr. Beecherl is a Clinical Associate Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. Dr. Beecherl is a board-certified general surgeon with a focus on hepato-biliary and pancreatic surgery, islet autotransplantation and gastrointestinal oncologic surgery. He has practiced in Dallas since finishing his fellowship training in 1999. Prior to moving to Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, in Dallas, he practiced at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas serving in several leadership positions including the Executive Committee of the Medical Board and seven years as Chairman of the Department of General Surgery. He has been named one of the ""Best Doctors in Dallas"" by D Magazine perennially since 2001. He has also been recognized as a ""Texas Super Doctor"" by Texas Monthly Magazine for the last several consecutive years. Dr. Beecherl received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas, at Austin in 1986, his Masters of Science in Anatomy from Tulane University Graduate School in 1991, and his Doctorate of Medicine from Tulane University Medical Center in 1991. Dr. Beecherl started his post-graduate training in Dallas as a surgical intern at Parkland Memorial Hospital in 1991. He then trained for six years at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center which included two years of laboratory research and four years of residency which he finished in 1998 as the Administrative Surgical Chief Resident of Parkland. His last year of training was a fellowship in Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery at the Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Beecherl returned to Dallas and was a founding partner of Southwest General Surgery Associates. In 2016 he moved to Baylor's Simmons Transplant Institute and serves as the Director of Islet Autotransplantation. Dr. Beecherl is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, and a member of Dallas County Medical Society, the Texas Medical Society, the Parkland Surgical Society, and the American Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Association. Dr. Beecherl is a native of Dallas who stays active outside the hospital raising four children with his wife, Susan, and by serving on several civic, church, and foundation boards. See Dr. Beecherl's Publications here. Read more about Dr. Beecherl's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library . Dr. Beecherl has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for the past 20 years earning him a place on Texas Monthly's 20 Years Legacy list.". Dr. Beecherl is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Acute Pancreatitis, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Pancreatectomy.

Dr. Chandrakantan is involved in the full spectrum of kidney disease care, including chronic kidney disease, end-stage renal disease, transplantation and dialysis. Dr. Chandrakantan is a leader in his field, having served on national oversight committees for the American Society of Transplantation, and he is active in several ongoing clinical research trials. He is active in clinical research and continues to publish in international journals in both nephrology and transplantation. On a personal level, Dr. Chandrakantan is married with two children and is active in refugee empowerment activities in the Metroplex. Dr. Chandrakantan is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Read about Dr. Fischbach's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library. Dr. Fischbach is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Renovascular Hypertension, Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy.

Dr. Naik is a board-certified pulmonary critical care specialist with extensive experience in pulmonary transplantation, pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease. Dr. Naik offers services including lung transplant evaluations, bronchoscopies and pulmonary function testing. Dr. Naik is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Lung Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

Arthi Rajagopal is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Nephrologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Rajagopal is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, Acute Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Endoscopy.

Ashwini Mehta is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Mehta is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Ascites, Liver Failure, Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant.

Hector Nazario is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Nazario is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Maisha Barnes is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Barnes is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Visceromegaly, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, and Liver Transplant.

Alejandro Mejia is a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Mejia is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Hepatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, and Hepatectomy.

Mangesh Pagadala is a Transplant Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Pagadala is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Ascites, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, and Gastric Bypass.

Adil Habib is a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Habib is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Ascites, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Jeremy Louissaint is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Louissaint is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Tissue Biopsy.