25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me

Erin Lowery, MD, MS, is a UW Health pulmonary and critical care medicine doctor (lung doctor). Dr. Lowery serves as medical director of the Lung Transplant Program and is the associate medical director of the Cystic Fibrosis Program at UW Health. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.Dr. Lowery treats both adults and children with advanced lung disease. She cares for lung transplant patients both before and after surgery. She also cares for patients with cystic fibrosis and other lung disorders.Committed to helping patients make informed health care decisions, Dr. Lowery educates them about the entire treatment process and what life will be like after treatment. She strives to consider all aspects of her patients’ lives when guiding them through care.Dr. Lowery’s clinical research focuses on outcomes in cystic fibrosis and lung transplant. She also studies the consequences of alcohol and substance use in patients with lung disease. She serves as principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health-funded project that involves multiple lung transplant centers working together to conduct lung transplant research.Outside of work, Dr. Lowery enjoys spending time with her children and playing violin.I remain focused on my patients’ overall well-being throughout treatment. Dr. Lowery is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Newborn Jaundice, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Lowery is board certified in Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, Pulmonary Disease, and Internal Medicine.

Si Pham is a Thoracic Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Pham is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Heart Tumor, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Pham is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, American Board Of Thoracic Surgery, and American Board Of Surgery/Surgical Critical Care.

Satish Nadig is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 23 years. Dr. Nadig is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Liver Failure, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Pancreas Transplant. Dr. Nadig is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (Certified).

"Dr. Liza Johannesson, M.D., Ph.D., is a graduate of the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. She completed training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden, followed by training in gynecologic oncology at Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia. She presented her PhD thesis about Uterus Transplantation in primates in 2012 and was a pivotal part of the world pioneering first clinical human trial of Uterus Transplantation in Sweden that resulted in the first birth after Uterus Transplantation in the world. She was recruited by Baylor University Medical Center in 2017 to build up a new Uterus Transplant Program. The program resulted in the first birth after Uterus Transplant in the US in 2017 and is today the largest and most successful Uterus Transplant program in the world. Dr. Johannesson serves as the Medical Director of Uterus Transplantation and is an Associate Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. Dr. Johannesson is actively involved in the US Uterus Transplant Consortium (USUTC), the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), the Vascular Composite Allograft Committee, in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the Vascular Composite Allograft Committee and of the genitourinary workgroup, in the American Society of Reconstructive Transplantation (ASRT), and in the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). She is a Founding Member of both the International Society of Uterus Transplantation (ISUTX) and the USUTC. Dr. Johannesson is an active researcher with more than 100 publications and is invited to lecture worldwide on current issues in the field of Uterus Transplantation. Dr.  Johannesson was recently featured in D Magazine's ""The Best Doctors 2025, The Women's Health Issue."" Read the article ""Uterus Transplants Offer a New Path to Motherhood"" as she discusses their groundbreaking team. Baylor Scott & White’s program was the first in the United States to have a live birth after a uterine transplant, and it was the first in the world to perform a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial. As of August 2024, Baylor has performed 33 uterus transplant surgeries, resulting in 22 live births. To date, they have received interest from donors in 41 states, which is about triple the 10 to 15 cases per year that they can complete.". Dr. Johannesson is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Infertility, Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome, Kuster Syndrome, Hysterectomy, and Kidney Transplant.

John McDyer, MD, specializes in transplant pulmonology and is certified in pulmonary disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He practices at UPMC Shadyside, UPMC Presbyterian, and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. McDyer is affiliated with University of Pittsburgh Physicians, Department of Medicine. He completed his fellowship at National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. McDyer specializes in the immunobiology of lung transplantation. Dr. Mcdyer is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Mcdyer is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Mcdyer is currently accepting new patients.

Ahmet Kilic is a cardiac surgeon in Baltimore, Maryland. He is an associate professor of surgery at the Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also serves as director of heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Kilic's areas of clinical expertise include adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Prior to joining Johns Hopkins, Dr. Kilic served as associate professor of surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and was the director of the heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support programs. He was co-director of the advanced heart failure program as well as the vice director of clinical and academic affairs in the division of cardiac surgery. Although a recognized leader in the field of heart failure, Dr. Kilic’s expertise runs the spectrum of cardiac surgery. Dr. Kilic is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Tumor, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Kilic is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery.

Joseph Leventhal is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 39 years. Dr. Leventhal is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Visceromegaly, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Leventhal is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (Certified).

David Lanfear is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Detroit, Michigan. He has been practicing medicine for over 28 years. Dr. Lanfear is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiogenic Shock, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Lanfear is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Lanfear is currently accepting new patients.

Howard Eisen is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Eisen is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Dr. Eisen is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Eisen is currently accepting new patients.

Vinayak Rohan is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Chicago, Illinois. He has been practicing medicine for over 27 years. Dr. Rohan is highly rated in 5 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. Dr. Rohan is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (Certified).

My specialty is heart failure, especially advanced heart failure. We’re one of the largest heart transplant and mechanical support device programs in the world. We have vast experience, both in terms of medicine and surgery and all the things that go along with it. We have a level of expertise across the board, so you’re not just going to get pigeon-holed into one treatment that we happen to be good at. We have the ability to identify what treatment or treatments are best for you, then target each individual therapy for each individual patient. Many of the patients who come to see us have already seen other cardiologists, and many have been told there’s nothing more anybody can do. We try to take a fresh look at each person and we almost always find that there’s something we can do to help – maybe something simple like adjusting medications, or maybe a new device or adjustment of an existing device, or something more dramatic like a heart transplant or mechanical heart device. Dr. Michael is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Low Blood Pressure, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Michael is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology.

Betty Hamilton is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She has been practicing medicine for over 26 years. Dr. Hamilton is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Febrile Neutropenia, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Graft. Dr. Hamilton is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, 2013.

I am a transplant surgeon specializing in kidney transplants. Kidney transplantation is unique in surgery because you’re providing a cure for a disease. It’s very rewarding to see the patients succeed after surgery; the donors also make my practice very special. We can’t do a transplant without them providing this wonderful gift. Duke has been performing kidney transplants for 50+ years – since the very beginnings of the field. In fact, the process of how we match tissues for transplants was started at Duke. We’ve done thousands of kidney transplants here, so it’s great to be a part of a program with such a rich history. I’m also the chairman of the Department of Surgery and the surgeon-in-chief for the Duke University Health System, where we perform all types of transplants. Dr. Kirk is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Malnutrition, Hepatic Ischemia, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation. Dr. Kirk is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery.

Kenneth Newell is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been practicing medicine for over 42 years. Dr. Newell is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Newell is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, 1990.

Chethan Puttarajappa is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Puttarajappa is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Cytomegalovirus Infection, Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Puttarajappa is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine , American Board Of Internal Medicine , and American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Puttarajappa is currently accepting new patients.

Wendy Grant is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been practicing medicine for over 32 years. Dr. Grant is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Short Bowel Syndrome, Acute Pancreatitis, Liver Failure, Liver Transplant, and Gallbladder Removal.

Arika Hoffman is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Omaha, Nebraska. She has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. Dr. Hoffman is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant.

I believe that an informed patient makes the best health care decisions with physician guidance. Kidney transplantation, while life-saving, can be an overwhelming event for our kidney transplant recipients, and for their care-takers after transplantation. Therefore, I think it is critical that we transplant physicians make it a priority to thoroughly and clearly communicate with our patients about all aspects of transplantation and to do our best to explain the complex medical considerations frequently underlying our decisions on what to do for our transplant recipients. I chose to pursue transplant medicine as a career because I see how receiving an organ transplantation can be such a life-changing event for our patients, and at the same time how much more can still be done to make this therapy more streamlined and less complicated for our patients in need. Dr. Luo is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cytomegalovirus Infection, Chronic Kidney Disease, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Islet Cell Transplantation, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Luo is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med, Nephrology.

I care for patients with liver disease, particularly those suffering from complications of cirrhosis from fatty liver disease and liver cancer. Dr. Ann Moylan is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Ann Moylan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med, Gastroenterology and American Board Of Internal Med, Transplant Hepatology.

My clinical and research interests include the Total Artificial Heart, HeartWare Left Ventricular Assist Device and biomedical engineering. I have authored or co-authored over 100 research publications. Dr. Arabia is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiomyopathy, Mediastinitis, Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Arabia is board certified in American Board Of Thoracic Surgery-Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Arabia is currently accepting new patients.

Jill Gelow is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Gelow is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Ventricular Fibrillation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Gelow is currently accepting new patients.

James Guarrera is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Guarrera is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Liver Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Liver Transplant, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Guarrera is board certified in Surgery and General. Dr. Guarrera is currently accepting new patients.

Ileana Pina is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Pina is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Attack, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Bypass Surgery. Dr. Pina is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Pina is currently accepting new patients.

Christian Larsen is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been practicing medicine for over 42 years. Dr. Larsen is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Kidney Transplant, and Islet Cell Transplantation. Dr. Larsen is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, 1992.

David Whellan is a Cardiologist and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Whellan is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Whellan is board certified in Cardiology. Dr. Whellan is currently accepting new patients.