25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me

Dr. McCann is a Heart Failure Cardiologist emphasizing a comprehensive therapeutic methodology to heart failure. After graduating from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Dr. McCann completed internal medicine residency at Saint Louis University. He was invited to serve as Chief Resident providing patient care and instructing residents and medical students. He remained at Saint Louis University for his general cardiology fellowship. Subsequently, he completed his advanced heart failure and transplant fellowship at University of California in San Diego.Dr. McCann then served as the medical director of heart failure, cardiac intensive care unit and left ventricular assist device programs at PRISMA Health. He established the first heart failure accountable care unit in South Carolina. He also developed one of the largest pulmonary artery pressure monitoring programs in the nation as a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina.Additionally, he served over 20 years in the Air National Guard where he was the lead flight surgeon for the Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. Dr. McCann is an internationally recognized clinical researcher. He participates on several scientific advisory boards and clinical trial steering committees. He has a keen interest in remote management to help improve access to care and proactively care for his patients.Dr. McCann believes each patient with heart failure is unique and providing optimal care requires a tailored, multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Mccann is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Mccann is currently accepting new patients.

Luanda Grazette is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Mobile, Alabama. Dr. Grazette is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Grazette is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Danford is a Transplant Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Murray, Utah. He has been practicing medicine for over 13 years. Dr. Danford is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Cirrhosis, Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). Dr. Danford is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine , American Board Of Internal Medicine , and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Danford is currently accepting new patients.

Shilpa Junna is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Junna is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Ascites, Hepatitis, Thrombectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Junna is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2024.

Daniel Garry is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Garry is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myotonic Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Garry is board certified in Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016.

Dr. Tun Jie, MD, MS, FACS, is a board-certified general surgeon who provides advanced medical care in abdominal transplant surgery and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery. He specializes in complex procedures involving the kidney, pancreas, liver, and biliary system, delivering evidence-based surgical care to patients with advanced abdominal and transplant conditions. Dr. Jie completed his medical degree at the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and his residency and fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Fluent in English and Chinese, Dr. Jie is committed to improving patient outcomes through clear communication, allowing patients and families to discuss diagnoses, treatment, and surgical plans in their preferred language. Outside of work, Dr. Jie enjoys reading and traveling. Dr. Jie is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Pancreatic Cancer, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pancreatic Cancer, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Jie is board certified in Transplant Surgery- American Board Of Surgery.

Jonathan M. Schwartz is a board Certified Transplant Hepatologist.  He is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine. He was an Internal Medicine Resident at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Fellow in Gastroenterology/Transplant Hepatology at the University of Washington in Seattle.  He returned to New York in 2011 from Portland, Oregon where he served as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Sciences University. Dr. Schwartz is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Reynolds Syndrome, and Budd-Chiari Syndrome. Dr. Schwartz is board certified in American Board Of IM/Gastroenterology.

Enjoy traveling, cooking and spending quality time with my family. Dr. Han is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Failure, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Han is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, American Board Of Internal Medicine/Transplant Hepatology, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Han is currently accepting new patients.

Sudha Tata is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been practicing medicine for over 37 years. Dr. Tata is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis, Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis, Pseudohypoaldosteronism Type 1, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Tata is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2004.

Dr. Rahko is Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Medicine Division of the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is the director of the Adult Echocardiography Lab at UW Hospital and Clinics. His clinical interests include noninvasive imaging characterization of ventricular structure and function in patients with heart failure and heart failure devices. He also is involved in echocardiographic evaluation of valvular heart disease, particularly candidates for TAVR. He has an active practice in general cardiology and a specialized clinic for the medical management cardiomyopathies and of end-stage heart failure, including the evaluation of innovative pharmaceutical and device therapies for heart failure. He also has implemented an echo-based screening program for detection of heart disease in varsity athletes and implemented this as a part of the medical evaluation of all incoming athletes to the university. Dr. Rahko is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Cardiomyopathy, Vasculitis, Cardiac Ablation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rahko is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and Internal Medicine.

Payaswini Vasanth is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been practicing medicine for over 19 years. Dr. Vasanth is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Glomerulonephritis, Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Vasanth is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016.

Dr. Juan Carlos Varela is a board-certified and fellowship-trained physician specializing in hematology and oncology with the Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy program at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. He previously served as medical director of a Blood and Marrow Transplant/Cellular Therapy program in Orlando and most recently was medical director for Outpatient Services and led the Acute Leukemia and Bone Marrow Transplant Program in the Division of Hematological Malignancies in Boston. His services include: Bone marrow transplants (autologous, allogeneic, cord blood and haploidentical) Bispecific antibodies CAR-T cell therapy Acute leukemia myelodysplastic syndrome treatment Cellular therapy lab (on-site collection facility and cell manipulation) Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, graft versus host disease and lung transplant rejection Clinical trials Dr. Varela takes his patients' specific goals and needs into account in order to treat each patient as an individual, rather than taking a blanket approach to treating the disease. Dr. Varela's Training Dr. Varela earned his medical degree and doctorate from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He completed an internal medicine residency and hematology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. About Dr. Varela Dr. Varela is certified in hematology and internal medicine with the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy and American Society of Hematology. Dr. Varela is a physician scientist and has been the principal investigator in dozens of clinical trials for cellular therapy, hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplants. He has successfully translated novel immunotherapeutic approaches from the bench to the bedside and has been the leader in multiple first-in-human studies of novel T-cell therapies in hematologic malignancies. His research has been published extensively in peer-reviewed publications on topics including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, acute myelogenous leukemia and adoptive T cell immunotherapy. Outside of work, Dr. Varela enjoys music, sports and spending time with his family. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Varela is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Varela is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Hematology and American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine.

K.V. Narayanan Menon, MBBS, MD, FRCP, FACP, FAASLD is board-certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology, bringing more than 20 years of experience in liver and hepatobiliary diseases. Dr. Menon is the medical director of the Liver Transplant program at Medical City Transplant Institute in Dallas, Texas, and the medical director of Medical City Liver & Digestive Disease Specialists.Dr. Menon's specialty interests include liver transplantation and hepatobiliary neoplasia, in addition to treating and managing patients with any form of liver disease. Dr. Kv Narayanan Menon is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ascites, Liver Cancer, Enlarged Liver, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Kv Narayanan Menon is currently accepting new patients.

Alexandra Shingina, MD, MSc, is the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at U-M Health. She completed her undergraduate degree and medical school at McGill University, followed by her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of British Columbia. She completed her Gastroenterology Fellowship at the University of Toronto, where she also received a Master’s in clinical Epidemiology. She completed her Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at the University of Washington.Dr. Shingina's clinical interests focus on caring for people suffering from chronic liver disease, as well as improving access to liver transplantation for people with end-stage liver disease. She sees patients in the Hepatology Clinic at the University of Michigan Northville Health Center and the Transplant Clinic at the Taubman.She is involved in multiple national and international professional societies and is a co-chair of the AST Multiorgan Transplant Subcommittee, and member-at-large for ILTS VANGUARD Committee, AASLD Women's Initiative Committee, AST Women's Health Committee, and UNOS Living Donor Committee. Dr. Shingina also serves on the Editorial Board for Liver Transplantation Journal. She has been the recipient of multiple awards, including the 2022 VUMC DOM Award for Outstanding Contribution in Professional Development for her Women in Medicine Initiative at VUMC, the 2022 GI Division Outstanding Teacher Award, and the 2021 American Gastroenterology AssociationMarie Leo-Lieber Scholarship, among others. Dr. Shingina is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Banti's Syndrome, Visceromegaly, Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Shingina is board certified in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, and Transplant Hepatology.

Dr. Yasser Khaled is the medical director of the bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy program at the Orlando Health Cancer Institute. He is board-certified in hematology and specializes in cellular therapy and blood and bone marrow transplantation. His areas of expertise include: Bone marrow transplants (autologous, allogeneic, cord blood and haploidentical) Bispecific antibodies CAR-T cell therapy Acute leukemia/myelodysplastic syndrome treatment Cellular therapy lab (on-site collection facility and cell manipulation) Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, graft versus host disease and lung transplant rejection Clinical trials Dr. Khaled's Training Dr. Khaled received his medical training at Cairo University School of Medicine in Egypt. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Woodhull Medical Center in New York. Dr. Khaled also completed fellowships in medical oncology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, in hematology at New York Medical College in Valhalla and in blood and bone marrow transplantation at the University of Texas / MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. About Dr. Khaled Dr. Khaled is board-certified in hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Before joining Orlando Health, Dr. Khaled served as medical director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Center at Methodist Le Bonheur Health Care in Memphis. In less than four years, he led the program to a top 10 percent ranking in survival outcomes, according to the National Marrow Donor Program, an independent agency that reviews the outcomes of bone marrow transplant centers in the United States. He also brought the first cellular immune therapy (CAR-T cell) for the treatment of lymphoma and acute leukemia to Memphis and the Mid-South, an achievement that earned him an award as a Memphis Health Care Hero in 2019. Dr. Khaled has an established research career in stem cell transplantation as principal investigator and co-investigator for multiple industry- and NIH-funded protocols. He also has published extensively in the field of stem cell transplantation with dozens of articles and abstracts. Dr. Khaled is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Multiple Myeloma, Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Khaled is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine - Hematology.

Parul Agarwal, MD, is a UW Health transplant hepatologist and associate professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology within the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.Dr. Agarwal provides care to patients with a variety of diseases and disorders of the liver such as cirrhosis, hepatitis and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). She has a special interest in liver cancer and caring for patients after liver transplantation.Approaching patient-doctor relationships as a partnership, Dr. Agarwal works closely with patients to create care plans that best fit their unique preferences and needs. She listens to learn what they are experiencing and what is important to them and offers education and guidance to help them make informed decisions about their care.Dr. Agarwal finds helping patients through their health journey endlessly rewarding. She strives to add more quality years to every patient’s life and is excited by the recent medical advancements that make this possible.In her free time, Dr. Agarwal enjoys hiking and practicing yoga.My goal is to restore longevity and quality of life for every patient. Dr. Agarwal is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Ascites, and Visceromegaly. Dr. Agarwal is board certified in Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology, and Internal Medicine.

Pradeep Mammen is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Shawnee, Kansas. He has been practicing medicine for over 31 years. Dr. Mammen is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Mammen is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology - 2010. Dr. Mammen is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Igor Gregoric earned his medical degree from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he also finished an internship. He completed a residency in general surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), followed by a second residency in cardiothoracic surgery and a fellowship in cardiovascular surgery at the Texas Heart Institute. Dr. Gregoric, who is board-certified in thoracic surgery, specializes in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, mechanical circulatory support and transplantation. His clinical interests include advanced heart failure, structural heart disease, heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support (acute and chronic), surgical treatment of advanced heart failure, minimally invasive and robotic cardiothoracic surgery, TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), arrhythmia surgery and pulmonary embolectomy surgery. He has practiced in the Houston area since 2000. A fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Dr. Gregoric is also a member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Society of Artificial Internal Organs and International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He has published more than 400 original articles in medical journals and authored numerous book chapters. Dr. Gregoric is on the faculty of McGovern School of Medicine and serves as chief of the surgical division of the Center for Advanced Cardiopulmonary Therapies and Transplantations. Dr. Gregoric is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Ventricular Septal Defects, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Hirak Shah is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Shawnee, Kansas. He has been practicing medicine for over 12 years. Dr. Shah is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Shah is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology - 2022 , American Board Of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease - 2020 , and American Board Of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine - 2017. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

Shaheed Merani is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been practicing medicine for over 16 years. Dr. Merani is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Neuroendocrine Tumor, Liver Failure, Malnutrition, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Jennifer Haglund is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Hepatologist practicing medicine in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Haglund is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Hepatitis, Enlarged Liver, and Autoimmune Hepatitis. Dr. Haglund is board certified in Transplant Hepatology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2018 and Gastroenterology: American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016. Dr. Haglund is currently accepting new patients.

Aviation (FAA multi-ratings, aerospace medicine, civil air patrol/USAF)Research: basic, applied and clinical fields in liver disease, pancreatic/biliary/liver cancers. Dr. Block is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ascites, Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Endoscopy, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Block is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Internal Medicine/Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Block is currently accepting new patients.

Sami Brake is an Oncologist and a Hematologist practicing medicine in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 22 years. Dr. Brake is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Brake is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Brake is currently accepting new patients.

I enjoy cooking, sports and spending time with my growing family. Dr. Nathan is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Jaundice, Esophageal Varices, Liver Failure, Primary Biliary Cholangitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Nathan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Internal Medicine/Transplant Hepatology. Dr. Nathan is currently accepting new patients.

Jona Banzon is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Banzon is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infective Endocarditis, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Cryptococcosis. Dr. Banzon is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2016.