25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me

Thomas Leventhal is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Leventhal is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Leventhal is board certified in Critical Care Medicine: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2019, Transplant Hepatology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016, and Gastroenterology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2014. Dr. Leventhal is currently accepting new patients.

Muthayyah Srinivasan is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Lithonia, Georgia. Dr. Srinivasan is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Srinivasan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Srinivasan is currently accepting new patients.

Alison Faust, MD, specializes in hepatology and transplant hepatology and is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She practices at UPMC Center for Liver Care and is affiliated with UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Horizon, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Dr. Faust received her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College and completed her residency and fellowship at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Faust is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Visceromegaly, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Faust is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Faust is currently accepting new patients.

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.

Sula Mazimba is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Mazimba is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Marc Pritzker is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Pritzker is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Heart Failure, Thrombectomy, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Pritzker is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1987 and Internal Medicine: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1979.

Jesus Rame is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Rame is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Rame is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Rame is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Karia is the founding Medical Director for Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs at Piedmont Augusta. His expertise centers on innovative heart failure therapies. He is a respected thought leader and lectures globally on topics related to Advanced Heart Failure. In addition to taking care of Advanced Heart Failure; Cardiac Transplant; and LVAD patients; he performs echocardiograms; stress tests; and cardiac catheterizations. Dr. Karia is the Principal Investigator in many research studies and is published in many peer-reviewed publications. He serves on the editorial board of many prestigious journals.Dr. Karia has over 17 years' experience in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology; and Cardiovascular Medicine. He manages patients with Cardiac Transplants; Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD); Cardiomems® and other implantable cardiac devices with remote heart failure monitoring capabilities. Beloved by his patients; Dr. Karia is an enthusiastic advocate for their care and is always willing to go the extra mile for them. Dr. Karia is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pediatric Myocarditis. Dr. Karia is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Karia 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.

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 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Ascites, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bahirwani is board certified in Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Med/Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Med/Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Medicine, and Internal Medicine- American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Devin Eckhoff is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Eckhoff is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Failure, Necrosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Eckhoff is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Warren Maley is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Maley is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Pancreatic Cancer, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Maley is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Maley is currently accepting new patients.

Matthew Gonzalez is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 14 years. Dr. Gonzalez is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Gonzalez is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Gonzalez is currently accepting new patients.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Elwir is board certified in Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Med/Transplant Hepatology, Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Med/Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine- American Board Of Internal Med, Internal Medicine- American Board Of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Medicine, and Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Michael Sutters, MD, is a board-certified nephrologist with a clinical focus in hypertension, transplant nephrology, glomerulonephritis and polycystic kidney disease. He completed medical training in the UK at Oxford, London and Cambridge universities before moving to the USA in 1992.Dr. Sutters is a member of the American Society of Nephrology and the Royal College of Physicians. He pursued postdoctoral studies at Yale University School of Medicine. Before taking a position at Virginia Mason Medical Center, he was an assistant professor of medicine for ten years in the department of nephrology at Johns Hopkins University. He has published papers in human fluid physiology and polycystic kidney disease.Dr. Sutters loves the Pacific Northwest. He enjoys fly fishing, photography and restoring old cars during his leisure time. He also plays the violin in a local orchestra. Dr. Sutters is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Sutters is board certified in Nephrology, American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sutters is currently accepting new patients.

Alexander Shpilman is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shpilman is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Attack. Dr. Shpilman is board certified in Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Shpilman is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Kovacs is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He has been practicing medicine for over 21 years. Dr. Kovacs is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myelitis, HIV/AIDS, AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome, and Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease. Dr. Kovacs is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2015.

Paul Orchard is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Orchard is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), Adrenal Insufficiency Pediatric, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Osteotomy. Dr. Orchard is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Andrew Posselt, a bariatric and transplant surgeon, is co-director of the Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Program at UCSF Medical Center. He specializes in adult and pediatric kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation, as well as laparoscopic and open (traditional) bariatric surgery. In addition to caring for patients, Posselt conducts research on pancreatic islet cell transplantation, a procedure that can allow people with type 1 diabetes to discontinue insulin therapy. He also investigates mechanisms by which a transplant recipient's body rejects or tolerates tissue from a donor who isn't genetically identical, and he studies the metabolic and biochemical consequences of bariatric surgery. Posselt earned his medical degree and a doctorate in immunology from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed residencies in internal medicine and general surgery as well as a transplant fellowship at UCSF, before joining the staff in 2003. Posselt is a member of several professional and honorary societies, and has given presentations on transplant issues related to patient care and research. At UCSF, he supervises residents and fellows in transplant services and general surgery. Dr. Posselt is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Chronic Pancreatitis, Childhood Pancreatitis, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Posselt is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery.

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 clinical expertise encompasses Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Interstitial Lung Disease, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Dr. Mageto is board certified in Pulmonary Disease- American Board Of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease and Pulmonary Disease- American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Gupta specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at the Piedmont Augusta Hub. Her additional skills include Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, TEE, Cardioversion, LVAD, and Cardiac Transplant Management. She is a member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant (ISHLT), Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Dr. Gupta offers treatment for conditions such as Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Cardio-Oncology, Pulmonary Hypertension, Post-partum Cardiomyopathy, and all other Cardiovascular Diseases. Dr. Gupta is currently board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant. She manages patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), Cardiomems®, and other implantable cardiac devices with remote heart failure monitoring capabilities. Dr. Gupta is a highly skilled medical practitioner who is very detail oriented and passionate about quality care.In her spare time, Dr. Gupta enjoys reading, creating art, and traveling with her family. Dr. Gupta is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Pulmonary Edema. Dr. Gupta is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Since she was an intern at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Dr. Saira Khaderi has developed a strong interest in hepatology and liver transplantation. During her residency, she was involved in research related to complications of portal hypertension, and in 2006 she was honored with the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Travel Scholar Award, an award given to accomplished trainees with potential for a career in academic medicine. After completing her residency, she returned to Houston and continued working in transplant medicine at Methodist Hospital, where she was an active member of the liver and kidney transplant programs. Dr. Khaderi is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Hepatitis C, Enlarged Liver, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Khaderi is currently accepting new patients.

Philip Sheridan is a Physiatrist and a Technologist practicing medicine in Winnetka, Illinois. Dr. Sheridan is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Pacemaker Implantation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Sheridan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Blake-Inada is a Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology) Specialist in Edmonds, Washington. He graduated with honors from Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine in 1983. Having more than 35 years of diverse experiences, especially in cardiovascular disease (cardiology), Dr. Blake-inada affiliates with many hospitals including Swedish Edmonds Hospital, Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and Swedish Medical Center; and cooperates with other doctors and specialists in Swedish Health Services' medical group. Dr. Blake is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Fibrillation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Angina. Dr. Blake is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Blake is currently accepting new patients.

Thenappan Thenappan is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Thenappan is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angioplasty, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Thenappan is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2014 and Cardiovascular Disease: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2012. Dr. Thenappan is currently accepting new patients.