25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me

John Lake is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Lake is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Hepatectomy. Dr. Lake is board certified in Transplant Hepatology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2006, Gastroenterology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1985, and Internal Medicine: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 1982. Dr. Lake is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Lekakis is a Professor of Medicine who joined the University of Miami in 2010 and became an attending physician for Hemotology/Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation in 2012. He has since started the CAR-T trials, performed the first CAR-T for solid tumors, and transplanted adult sickle cell disease patients. Dr. Lekakis is a member of the USA CAR-T Consortium and several CIBMTR committees including CAR-T, Lymphoma, Leukemia, and GVHD. His main interests are CAR-T and GVHD. Dr. Lekakis is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Lekakis is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Neil Mehta is a gastroenterologist and specialist in liver transplantation. In his research, Mehta examines liver cancer treatment, particularly as related to liver transplants. He has contributed to important publications in this area. His other research interests include outcomes for patients who undergo liver transplantation and cardiac iron overload in patients with chronic liver disease. He frequently lectures in the community and at the university on these subjects. At the UCSF School of Medicine, Mehta supervises the training of residents as well as fellows in both gastroenterology and liver transplant medicine. He also delivers lectures on liver disease to UCSF medical students studying metabolism and nutrition. Mehta earned his medical degree at UCSF and completed a residency in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed fellowships in gastroenterology and liver transplantation at UCSF. Dr. Mehta is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Visceromegaly, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Mehta is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Mehta is currently accepting new patients.

Julie Thompson is a Hepatologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Thompson is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis C, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Thompson is board certified in Transplant Hepatology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2012. Dr. Thompson is currently accepting new patients.

Christian Kuhr, MD, is a board-certified urologist with special medical interest in kidney and pancreas transplantation and kidney cancer surgery. Dr. Kuhr's lab focuses on the mechanisms of immune tolerance as they relate to organ transplantation and cancer treatment.Dr. Kuhr feels privileged to work with patients and to witness the transformative effects of transplantation, both for the patients and their families. The process of transplant surgery requires a lot of trust between patient and physician, and Dr. Kuhr works hard to built this trust.Dr. Kuhr is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is part of Benaroya Research Institute, a clinical associate professor of surgery and urology at the University of Washington, and affiliate in research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He has been named a Top Doctor bySeattle MetropolitanandSeattlemagazines.When not caring for patients or in the laboratory, Dr. Kuhr enjoys spending time with his wife, two children and dog, hiking, climbing, skiing, cycling and running. He also enjoys the outdoors, travel and music. Dr. Kuhr is highly rated in 18 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery. Dr. Kuhr is board certified in Diplomate, American Board Of Urology. Dr. Kuhr is currently accepting new patients.

Curtis Barry is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Worcester, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Dr. Barry is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Barry is board certified in Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology.

Dr. Victor Machicao earned his medical degree in 1993 from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Medical School in Lima (Peru). He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, followed by both a Gastroenterology Fellowship and a Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Fellowship at Mayo Clinic, where he graduated as an Instructor in Medicine. Upon completion of his training he became Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville from 2003 to 2009. He joined our Gastroenterology Division in 2009. He is currently Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Medical Director of Memorial Hermann Liver Transplant Program. Dr. Machicao is Board Certified in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Liver Transplantation by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr Machicao has been active in various national and regional gastroenterology societies. He has been an active member since graduation of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD), and has served in the Executive Committee at the Texas Transplantation Society where he been Liver Councilor since 2011. Dr Machicao is also an Active Member of the United Network for Organ Sharing, serving at the Region 4 Liver Review Board. He heads the weekly Hepatobiliary Tumor Board at Memorial Hermann Hospital and is a member of the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Interdisciplinary Research group at the Texas Medical Center. Dr. Machicao has more than 20 publications at national and international peer-reviewed Journals and book chapters in the field of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation. His areas of expertise include hepatocellular carcinoma, complications of cirrhosis particularly cirrhotic cardiomyopathy, and the medical management of the liver transplant recipient, with a special interest in the management of viral hepatitis after solid organ transplantation. Dr Machicao has been a dedicated teacher during his career, and has been the coordinator of the Inpatient Hepatology Service at Memorial Hermann Hospital/Texas Medical Center supervising the training of our Fellows, Resident and Medical Students. He has been the recipient of both the Excellence in Teaching Award while at the University of Florida in 2008, and the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, at the University of Texas HSC at Houston in 2011, attesting his commitment to Education. Dr. Machicao is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Sean Kumer is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. He has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Dr. Kumer is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Failure, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Small Bowel Resection. Dr. Kumer is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery) - 2009. Dr. Kumer is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Levy is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases and is the Associate Director of the Schiff Center for Liver Diseases at the University of Miami. She was awarded the Arthur Hertz Endowed Chair in Liver Diseases. Dr. Levys clinical research program focuses on autoimmune and cholestatic liver diseases, and in the study of porphyrias. She is particularly interested in clinical trial development and conduct. Dr. Levy is a member of the steering committees for the International Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Study group (IPSCSG), the Global PBC study group and the Cholestatic and Autoimmune Liver Diseases SIG in AASLD and serves as an advisor for several patient support groups and foundations. She is currently the chair elect for the AASLD Practice Guidelines Committee. Dr Levys expertise is recognized internationally. Dr. Levy received her M.D. from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She completed house staff training both at her home University and subsequently at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, in Miami, FL. Dr. Levy completed her 3-year Gastroenterology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and a 1-year Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at University of Florida, in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Levy is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Reynolds Syndrome, Visceromegaly, and Hepatitis. Dr. Levy is currently accepting new patients.

Heather N. Simpson, M.D. is a transplant hepatologist and has been practicing as an Assistant Professor since 2013. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Simpson completed her undergraduate and medical school at Saint Louis University and graduated with her M.D. in 2005. She did her internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan. She obtained a gastroenterology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina. She then elected to pursue a year of additional training in transplant hepatology at the University of Michigan which she completed in 2013. Dr. Simpson belongs to several professional societies including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Society for Transplantation, and the International Liver Cancer Association. Her areas of expertise include management of all general liver diseases such as viral hepatitis B \& C, autoimmune liver disease, PBC, PSC, alcoholic liver disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as the management of complications from cirrhosis. She has particular interests in the treatment of hepatocellular cancer and liver transplantation. Dr. Simpson is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Ascites, and Endoscopy. Dr. Simpson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Joshua Wolf is a transplant nephrologist at Piedmont Transplant Institute who specializes in kidney diseases and transplantation. Dr. Wolf has a special interest in living donor transplantation as well as transplanting the highly-sensitized recipient. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Emory University School of Medicine, completed his internship and residency at New York University Medical Center and his general and transplant nephrology training at the University of California, San Francisco. Hospital Affiliation Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Specialty Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Nephrology Transplant Nephrology Board Certification American Board of Internal Medicine Special Interests Transplanting the highly sensitized recipient Education and Training Medical School:Emory University School of Medicine Internship:New York University Medical Center Residency:New York University Medical Center. Dr. Wolf is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Magnesium Deficiency, Kidney Transplant, and Hemorrhoidectomy. Dr. Wolf is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology. Dr. Wolf is currently accepting new patients.

Tamas Alexy is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Alexy is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Alexy is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2018, Cardiovascular Disease: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016, and Internal Medicine: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2012. Dr. Alexy is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Gautam is fellowship-trained and board-certified in transplant hepatology, gastroenterology and internal medicine. Dr. Gautam specializes in the management of complications of end-stage liver disease, including hepatorenal syndrome, ascites and cardiomyopathy. She also has a special interest in chronic hepatitis C infection, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatic tumors. Dr. Gautam is highly rated in 16 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Enlarged Liver, Liver Failure, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gautam 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, Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Medicine, and Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Christopher E. Freise is an organ transplant surgeon with particular interests in adult and pediatric liver and kidney transplants, surgery for liver tumors and kidney cysts, laparoscopic surgery for the liver and gallbladder, and surgery for dialysis access. In his research, Freise studies immunosuppressive drugs used after transplantation and methods to prevent the tissue injury that occurs after blood supply is restored to the organ. His research is recognized and funded by the National Institutes of Health and American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Freise earned his medical degree at the University of Minnesota, where he completed a residency in surgery. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in transplant surgery at UCSF. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Freise is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), May Thurner Syndrome, SVC Obstruction, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Freise is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery. Dr. Freise is currently accepting new patients.

Mohammad Ashfaq, MD is a transplant hepatologist who specializes in patients with liver disease before and after transplant. He has a special interest in the management of viral hepatitis, bacterial peritonitis, non alcoholic fatty liver disease, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation in patients with Porto pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Ashfaq was fellowship trained in transplant hepatology at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Ashfaq is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Liver Failure, Enlarged Liver, and Endoscopy. Dr. Ashfaq is board certified in Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Med/Gastroenterology and Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Medicine.

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. Beshoy T. Yanny is a board-certified UCI Health hepatologist who specializes in general and transplant hepatology and focuses on treating patients with a wide spectrum of liver disorders. He cares for patients with liver cirrhosis and its spectrum of complications. He also cares for patients before and after liver transplantation. His research interests include autoimmune liver disease, primary biliary cholangitis, steatohepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma and viral hepatitis B and C.Yanny completed his internal medicine residency at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Following his internal medicine training, he served as the inaugural transplant hepatology hospitalist at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center for one year. He completed his gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship at Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center. Yanny moved to UCLA as the inaugural transplant hepatology fellow, where he completed his training. Following liver transplant fellowship, he established the general and transplant hepatology program at UCLA Santa Monica campus and community offices. He served as the inaugural program leader from 2018-2026.Yanny now serves as the Associate Director of Hepatology at UC Irvine School of Medicine. He is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and transplant hepatology. He has published and presented research at multiple national and international societies including AASLD, EASL, GUILD and DDW. Dr. Yanny is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Liver Embolization. Dr. Yanny is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Transplant Hepatology.

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.

Uchenna Agbim is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Agbim is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Congenital Hepatic Fibrosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Agbim is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology , American Board Of Internal Medicine/Transplant Hepatology , Drug Enforcement Administration , Missouri Dept Of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs , and Missouri State Board Of Registration.

Dr. Beitinjaneh is a nationally recognized clinical research investigator with over a decade of experience in managing aggressive hematologic malignancies, particularly through cellular therapy and stem cell transplantation. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has led numerous novel interventional clinical trials, funded by both industry and federal agencies. Dr. Beitinjaneh currently leads the Transplant, Cellular & Viral Therapy Site Disease Group at the NCI-designated Sylvester Cancer Center at the University of Miami (UM) and serves as the BMT CTN Network institutional PI.Â. Dr. Beitinjaneh is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Graft. Dr. Beitinjaneh is currently accepting new patients.

Sagar Damle is a Transplant Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Damle is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Damle is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Damle is currently accepting new patients.

Timothy Whelan, MD, specializes in Critical Care Medicine, Lung Transplant, and Pulmonology and is located in Greenville, SC. Dr. Whelan is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Cholesterol Pneumonia, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Whelan is currently accepting new patients.

James Maloney, MD, is a UW Health thoracic and transplant surgeon and professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He cares for patients who have lung, esophageal and other thoracic (chest cavity) cancers and conditions and provides pediatric lung transplants.Dr. Maloney treats a variety of conditions — from thoracic infections, pneumonia and breathing problems to end-stage lung disease and cancer. He is skilled in a range of surgical procedures, including lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplant surgery. He has a special clinical interest in lung cancer, lung transplants and end-stage lung disease.Dr. Maloney believes shared decision-making is important for helping patients understand their surgical options. He wants patients to feel comfortable asking questions to make sure they understand the treatment process. He also encourages patients to bring friends or family to their appointments for support.In addition to his clinical practice and teaching role, Dr. Maloney is researching a new blood test to monitor patients after they are treated for lung cancer.In his free time, Dr. Maloney enjoys playing tennis with his adult children.The most rewarding part of my work is seeing patients do well after surgery. Dr. Maloney is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Endoscopy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Maloney is board certified in Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery.

Thavam Thambi-Pillai, MD, is a surgeon who provides comprehensive surgical care to patients with various conditions, including renal failure. Among his surgical specialties are: Speaks: English. Dr. Thambi is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Gallbladder Disease, Hernia Surgery, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Thambi is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

Dr. Yeshika Sharma is a board-certified transplant hepatologist with an interest in treating primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, alcohol-related liver disease, metabolic associated steatohepatitis, hereditary hemochromatosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin disease. Dr. Sharma is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and is certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and transplant hepatology. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Med/Transplant Hepatology, Internal Medicine- American Board Of Internal Med, Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Med/Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine- American Board Of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology- American Board Of Internal Medicine, and Gastroenterology- American Board Of Internal Medicine.