25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me in Milwaukee, WI

Dr. Ty Dunn is surgical director of the kidney and pancreas transplant programs and a professor of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Her surgical focus is on kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation, and living kidney donation. She has been actively involved in clinical outcomes research and translational research throughout her career, with areas of interest including immunosuppression, antibody mediated rejection, retransplantation, paired exchange and organ allocation policy. She serves as an associate editor for Clinical Transplantation and is a regular ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Transplantation, Transplantation, and Pancreatology. Dr. Dunn has served on multiple regional and national committees concerning kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation and she has an international reputation in islet cell auto-transplantation for patients with chronic pancreatitis. Dr. Dunn is currently serving as an At-Large Councilor of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and as Vice Chair of the OPTN Pancreas Committee. Dr. Dunn is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pancreatitis, Hereditary Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Pancreas Transplant, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Dunn is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Dunn is currently accepting new patients.

Rehana Begum is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Begum is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Begum is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology.

Jaimy Kim is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her clinical expertise encompasses Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). Dr. Kim is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology.

Dr. Kia Saeian specializes in diseases of the liver with a particular focus on viral hepatitis, end-stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation. He has published widely on minimal hepatic encephalopathy and various aspects of viral hepatitis. Since joining the faculty in 1999, he has also served as director of training for numerous gastroenterologists. Dr. Saeian has been recognized by his peers as one of America’s Best Doctors and Milwaukee Magazine’s Top Doctor. Dr. Saeian is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Liver Failure, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Saeian is board certified in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Saeian is currently accepting new patients.

Achuthan Sourianarayanane is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Sourianarayanane is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sourianarayanane is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Sourianarayanane is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. José Franco is currently Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Education in the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from MCW where he also completed a Residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Gastroenterology. In addition, he completed a liver transplant fellowship at the University of Nebraska. He has been a faculty member since 1995. Dr. Franco is board certified in Gastroenterology as well as Transplant Hepatology. His clinical interests include liver disease, cirrhosis, and liver transplantation and he currently sees patients at Froedtert Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Dr. Franco is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Dr. Franco is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Franco is currently accepting new patients.

Satoru Osaki is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Osaki is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Myxoma, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Osaki is currently accepting new patients.

Gaurav Jain is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Jain is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gallbladder Cancer, Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma, Gallbladder Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Jain is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Dr. Takushi Kohmoto has experience in all forms of heart surgery, including heart transplantation, coronary artery bypass surgery, and aortic and mitral valve surgery. He has extensive experience with mechanical circulatory support devices and in performing heart transplantation, having worked with advanced heart failure patients for more than 20 years. Dr. Kohmoto is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aortic Valve Stenosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Kohmoto is currently accepting new patients.

Narendra Battula is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Battula is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Battula is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew Cooper, MD is the Chief of Transplantation and Director of Solid Organ Transplant.Dr. Cooper seeks new opportunities for living donation through innovation and by removing the disincentives for those considering donation while promoting the safety and long-term care of live organ donors. His clinical interests included kidney and pancreas transplantation in both children and adults; particularly the use of marginal organs and has chaired several national taskforces which have led to many innovative projects to potentially bring more patients an opportunity to receive the Gift of Life. Dr. Cooper is involved in several ongoing clinical research projects primarily with an interest in immunosuppression minimization and tolerance and avoidance of delayed graft function in kidney allografts following preservation injury. He has authored over 260 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 300 abstracts and 12 book chapters. He is regularly invited to speak on a variety of transplant-related topics both nationally and internationally.Dr. Cooper is involved in organ transplantation activities both nationally and internationally. He is the UNOS/OPTN Past President. He is a member of the Board of Directors for several national organizations. Dr. Cooper is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Cooper is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Cooper is currently accepting new patients.

I have a strong academic interest in optimizing outcomes of liver and kidney transplant using ex vivo organ perfusion technology. I have been involved in machine perfusion research since 2018, across the spectrum of basic, translational, and clinical science. My research interests are focused on defining mechanisms of liver injury during machine perfusion and designing clinical treatments that maximize graft function during perfusion and after transplant. Dr. Raigani is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Compartment Syndrome, Hernia, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Raigani is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Raigani is currently accepting new patients.

Mallory Hunt is a Transplant Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Hunt is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), SVC Obstruction, Mediastinal Tumor, Lung Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Hunt is currently accepting new patients.

I have trained in the United Kingdom throughout my whole career. I graduated from the University of Aberdeen medical school in Scotland in 1999 and I completed my residency at the University Hospitals in Oxford and my fellowship at the University Hospitals of the Northern Deanery based in Newcastle. I completed my research at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and a further advanced hepatology fellowship at King's College Hospital in London. I have been working as an attending physician in hepatology and transplant hepatology at St James' University Hospital in Leeds for the last 11 years until my very recent move to Milwaukee and the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Tachtatzis is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Ascites, Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Tachtatzis is currently accepting new patients.

Tyler Burnett is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholecystitis and Short Bowel Syndrome. Dr. Burnett is board certified in  .

Dr Calvin is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Calvin is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Terra Pearson is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Pearson is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Anthony Dalessandro is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Dalessandro is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr Melissa is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Melissa is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Rituparna Medda is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her clinical expertise encompasses Esophagitis, Barrett Esophagus, and Endoscopy. Dr. Medda is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Medda is currently accepting new patients.

Emre Arpali is a Urologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His clinical expertise encompasses Kidney Transplant and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Arpali is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Badi Rawashdeh is an assistant professor of surgery (transplant surgery) at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He specializes in abdominal organ transplantation.Dr. Rawashdeh is actively involved in the evaluation and surgical management of kidney transplant candidates, as well as the care of complex and preoperative transplant patients. He is committed to providing patient-centered, evidence-based care and works closely with multidisciplinary transplant teams to optimize surgical and long-term outcomes.Dr. Rawashdeh has a strong interest in clinical research, focusing on improving transplant outcomes, perioperative care, and quality of life for transplant recipients. His research interests include outcomes analysis, donor and recipient risk stratification, and advancing evidence-based practices in kidney transplantation. His clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis. Dr. Rawashdeh is currently accepting new patients.

Prakash Chauhan is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He has been practicing medicine for over 16 years. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatic Ischemia, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant.

Dr Felix is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Madison, Wisconsin. His clinical expertise encompasses Kidney Transplant.

Dr. Kondragunta Rajendra ‘Raj’ Prasad is surgical director of the liver transplant program and a professor of surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has practiced high volume liver surgery for more than 20 years. He trained in three continents, starting his career as a hepatobiliary and liver transplant surgeon at Leeds Teaching Hospitals in UK. Throughout his career he has pioneered new techniques and services in liver transplantation and liver cancer surgery. These include techniques that enabled transplantation of very small children, transplant techniques to perform complex liver cancer surgeries, laparoscopic liver resections and living donor liver transplantation. His research interests include liver regeneration, tumor biology, predicting post liver resection liver failure and transplantation for cancers. He continues as a visiting professor at University of Leeds. In addition, Dr. Prasad has developed new protocols for transplantation of colorectal liver metastases, intrahepatic and peri-hilar cholangiocarcinoma, which are currently being evaluated in UK. He has also held several leadership roles such as director of surgery at Leeds Hospitals, national clinical lead to improve utilization of liver grafts, chair of UK Liver Transplant Research Collaborative, has mentored other transplant programs in developing living donor liver transplantation and continues as an international expert for the National LDLT program in the UK. His clinical expertise encompasses Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Dr. Prasad is currently accepting new patients.