25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me

Tomoki Sempokuya, MD, is a transplant hepatologist fluent in English and Japanese at Intermountain Health’s Kidney Transplant Clinic in Murray, Utah. He supports patients throughout the Salt Lake Valley, with clinical interests in transplant hepatology (liver transplants), and gastroenterology. He enjoys working in liver transplant because it combines complex surgical care with meaningful, life-saving outcomes. The opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary team restoring hope and health to patients with end-stage liver disease is incredibly rewarding to him. Each case challenges him to grow professionally while making a tangible difference in people’s lives.As a transplant hepatologist, Dr. Sempokuya is committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care throughout the transplant journey. He values multidisciplinary collaboration, long-term patient wellness, and engaging in community outreach to improve access and awareness of liver disease and transplantation. He is committed to guiding patients through every step of their care with compassion, clear communication, and a focus on your long-term health and quality of life.Originally from Japan, Dr. Sempokuya enjoys hiking, cooking, and traveling when he’s outside the clinic. Dr. Sempokuya is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Cancer, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Liver Transplant, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Sempokuya is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine , American Board Of Internal Medicine , and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sempokuya is currently accepting new patients.

Practice Focus:Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac TransplantationMechanical Circulatory SupportCardiomyopathyHeart FailureBio:     Dr. Donya Mohebali is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist at Intermountain Medical Center. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Utah School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency training and General Cardiology Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. She subsequently completed her Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at the largest heart transplant center in the country, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.     Dr. Mohebali specializes in treating patients with all stages and types of heart failure including those who have or need left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) or heart transplantation with interest in Cardio-Oncology, Cardiac Sarcoidosis, and Peripartum cardiomyopathy. Dr. Mohebali is a medical educator and Associate Program Director for the Advanced Heart Failure Fellowship Program at the University of Utah. Dr. Mohebali is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Embolism, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Mohebali is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine , American Board Of Internal Medicine , and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mohebali is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sriwattanakomen specializes in heart failure, transplantation cardiology, cardiogenic shock, and mechanical circulatory support. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine before completing a residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. and a fellowship at UPMC. Following training, he served as an advanced heart failure attending at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School for four years prior to returning to Pittsburgh.  Dr. Sriwattanakomen is heavily involved in medical education and has won multiple teaching awards. His research interests include desensitization and rejection management in heart transplantation and management of cardiogenic shock. He is available to see patients at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC St. Margaret. Dr. Sriwattanakomen is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Sriwattanakomen is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine , American Board Of Internal Medicine , and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Sriwattanakomen is currently accepting new patients.

Alan Contreras is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Murray, Utah. Dr. Contreras is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Hepatitis, Banti's Syndrome, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Contreras is board certified in American Board Of Surgery. Dr. Contreras is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Karantanos graduated from the School of Health Sciences at the University of Athens, Greece and received a Ph.D. in cancer biology. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in molecular oncology and cancer therapeutics at MD Anderson Cancer Center/University of Texas. He did his internal medicine residency and Chief residency training at Boston University and his medical oncology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins. As a research fellow at Johns Hopkins he studied malignant hematopoiesis and his work led to the identification of CCRL2, as an inducer of MDS/sAML cells growth and a mediator of azacitidine resistance. Dr. Karantanos is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy. Dr. Karantanos is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.

I enjoy watching soccer - especially as a Real Madrid fan - and staying active through playing tennis. Dr. Samhouri is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Plasmacytoma, Burkitt Lymphoma, Arterial Insufficiency, Orchiectomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Samhouri is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology, American Board Of Internal Medicine, and American Board Of Internal Medicine/Hematology. Dr. Samhouri is currently accepting new patients.

I joined the Division of Nephrology in July 2015 after completing fellowship in Nephrology. I mainly take care of patients in our kidney transplant program, which includes evaluating patients seeking candidacy for kidney transplant, evaluating potential living donors, and caring for patients after transplant. I also enjoy teaching medical students, residents, and fellows and I am active in the School of Medicine teaching physiology, clinical skills, and communication skills. Dr. Roberts is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Chronic Kidney Disease, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Gallbladder Removal. Dr. Roberts is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med, Internal Medicine and American Board Of Internal Med, Nephrology.

Maitreyee Gupta is a Nephrologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gupta is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Acute Kidney Failure, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Gupta is board certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Anita Modi is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Modi is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cryptococcosis, and Pneumonia. Dr. Modi is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2020.

Manish Gupta, MD, is a transplant surgeon with UPMC Transplant Services and is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery. He received his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency and transplant surgery research fellowship at Penn State University’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, followed by his clinical fellowship for abdominal multi-organ transplant surgery at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Gupta is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hyperparathyroidism, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Shakir Hussein is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Newark, Delaware. Dr. Hussein is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Hernia, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Akshata Moghe is a Gastroenterologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. She has been practicing medicine for over 19 years. Dr. Moghe is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Porphyria, Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP), Hepatitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Liver Transplant.

Dr. Henry Randall specializes in liver, kidney, and pancreas surgery and transplantation. His expertise includes: adult and pediatric live-donor liver transplantation; live-donor and cadaveric kidney transplantation; pediatric liver surgery; complex kidney-pancreas transplantation; complex pancreas surgery for benign and malignancies; kidney transplantation for patients who are HIV positive; and surgical shunts for portal hypertension. Research interests include 3-D and 4-D printing of transplantable tissue and organs, and the use of virtual reality in teaching and training, and eventually in the operative theatre. Other interests include outcomes research in transplantation, and establishing human hepatoma cell lines in mice. Dr. Randall is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Professional affiliations include the American Board of Surgery, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, American College of Surgeons, and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Randall is an avid landscape and architecture photographer. Dr. Randall is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Randall is board certified in American Board Of Surgery , Drug Enforcement Administration , Missouri Dept Of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs , and Missouri State Board Of Registration.

Dr. Holtzman is an Assistant Professor of Medicine, who joined the University of Miami Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy in 2023. Her clinical and research interests focus on improving post-transplant outcomes for patients with acute leukemia and myeloid neoplasms, including development of novel immunomodulatory approaches for relapse prevention and treatment of Graft-versus-Host Disease (GVHD). Dr. Holtzman also sees patients in specialty clinics focused on Geri-Oncology and Chronic GVHD. Dr. Holtzman is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Graft. Dr. Holtzman is currently accepting new patients.

Dr Jim Kim is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Jim Kim is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant.

Douglas S. Keith, MD, is a board-certified, experienced transplant nephrologist at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola, Florida. He specializes in the care of kidney transplant candidates and recipients, providing advanced, personalized treatment before and after transplantation. Dr. Keith is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Acute Tubular Necrosis, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Keith is board certified in The American Board Of Internal Medicine - Nephrology. Dr. Keith is currently accepting new patients.

Mahmoud Morsi is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Morsi is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Gastroparesis, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Morsi is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Avesh J. Thuluvath is a transplant hepatologist and physician-scientist with expertise in caring for patients with liver disease. Dr. Thuluvath specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, alcohol-associated liver disease and autoimmune liver diseases. He has additional expertise in the care of patients before and after liver transplantation. Dr. Thuluvath's clinical practice is centered on delivering high quality, personalized and patient-centered care for those with liver disease.Prior to joining the faculty at Columbia University Medical Center, Dr. Thuluvath completed his Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. His additional research training includes an NIH post-doctoral fellowship in liver transplant outcomes research and a Masters in Clinical Investigation.Dr. Thuluvath's research focuses on further elucidating the pathophysiology of frailty and sarcopenia in cirrhosis, with the ultimate goal of developing patient-centered interventions to optimize physical conditioning before liver transplantation. Dr. Thuluvath is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Cirrhosis, Cholangitis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Thuluvath is currently accepting new patients.

John Fung is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Fung is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Cancer, Liver Failure, Chronic Pancreatitis, Liver Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation. Dr. Fung is board certified in Surgery and Practicing Since1988.

Dr. Katherine Antel earned her medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and where she went on to complete an internal medicine residency and a fellowship in hematology and bone marrow transplant. Dr. Antel went on to pursue 3-year research fellowship in lymphoid genomics at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston U.S. Her research area of interest is in lymphoid biology, and lymphoid genomics. Dr. Antel is an associate professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Her clinical and research areas of interest include the biology and genomics of aggressive lymphoma and the development of clinical assays to detect and diagnose lymphoma using cell-free DNA. Dr. Antel is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia, Lymphadenitis, Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Burkitt Lymphoma. Dr. Antel is currently accepting new patients.

Joshua Hermsen, MD, is a UW Health Kids pediatric cardiac surgeon and an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery. He treats children born with heart defects, which can range from a hole in the heart to a heart that hasn’t formed correctly or isn’t functioning properly.Dr. Hermsen’s role is unique in that he cares for patients not only throughout their childhood, but also as they become adults.His own experience with surgery early in life left Dr. Hermsen fascinated with the idea of becoming a surgeon. He kept that dream to himself and even completed a year of college as a business major before recommitting himself to a career in medicine.Dr. Hermsen enjoys the unpredictability and problem-solving he faces daily. He finds it rewarding to work with an expert team to help someone feel better. He also recognizes the importance of listening to patients and families and finding ways to connect. This, he says, keeps everyone on the same page.In his free time, he enjoys seasonal activities like swimming, hunting and skiing.Sometimes we do planned surgery to prevent a patient’s heart disease from really affecting them. We describe this as ‘preventive maintenance.’ At the other extreme is urgent or emergency surgery to save someone’s life in that moment. Any opportunity we have to give patients back to their families alive and healthy are pretty rewarding. Dr. Hermsen is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ventricular Septal Defects, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Hermsen is board certified in Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Surgery, and Thoracic And Cardiac Surgery.

Sandesh Parajuli, MD, is a UW Health transplant nephrologist (kidney transplant doctor) and transplant medicine specialist. He is also a associate professor n the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.Dr. Parajuli cares for patients with advanced kidney or pancreas disease before and after organ transplant surgery. He focuses on their medical care and health. He discusses their condition and addresses questions or concerns. He tells them what to expect and how to stay healthy and safe after an organ transplant.He is part of a multispecialty UW Health team with more than 65 years of transplant success. The group includes case managers, surgical and medical teams, social workers, dietitians, pharmacist coordinators and other specialists. They’re continually in touch with the patient and the providers involved in that patient’s care.Dr. Parajuli conducts clinical studies and translational research, which translates scientific findings to patient care. He works with medical students, residents, fellows and other colleagues on research, including the evaluation of difficult-to-treat infections. They also study antibody-mediated organ rejection to prevent setbacks and improve transplant outcomes.In his free time, Dr. Parajuli enjoys playing sports, including tennis, lawn tennis, ping-pong, soccer and cricket.The most rewarding part of my job is seeing a smile on my patient’s face. After treatment, they’re grateful and happy that they feel better and can get back to a more normal life. Dr. Parajuli is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Glomerulonephritis, Gallbladder Removal, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Parajuli is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.

Mazhar Khalil is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Khalil is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Banti's Syndrome, Hepatitis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Khalil is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, 2021.

Sameh Fayek is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Charleston, West Virginia. Dr. Fayek is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Cancer, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

Vanessa Cowan is an Intensive Care Medicine provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Cowan is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Cowan is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.