25 of the Best Transplant Surgeons Near Me

Andrew Siedlecki is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Nephrologist practicing medicine in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Siedlecki is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Kidney Disease, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Siedlecki is board certified in AB Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and AB Internal Medicine (Nephrology).

Daniel Murillo is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Kansas City, Kansas. He has been practicing medicine for over 35 years. Dr. Murillo 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. Murillo is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery) - 1998. Dr. Murillo is currently accepting new patients.

Rafael Santos is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Santos is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Santos is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Chintalapati Varma performs liver, kidney, and pancreas transplants. He has special interest in laparoscopic live donor nephrectomies, live donor liver transplantation, split liver transplantation, and pediatric liver transplantation. He has extensive experience with complex hepatobiliary surgical procedures that include major liver resections for benign and malignant tumors, and bile duct tumor resections. Dr. Varma is an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the International Liver Transplant Society, and the Americas Hepto-Pancreato-Biliary Association. Dr. Varma speaks English, Hindi, and Telugu. He is a pilot and enjoys flying fixed-wing, single-engine airplanes. Dr. Varma is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Varma is board certified in Drug Enforcement Administration , Missouri Dept Of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs , and Missouri State Board Of Registration.

Dr. Russell Wesson is the Surgical Director of Kidney Transplantation and a liver and kidney transplant surgeon at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Hepatobiliary surgery, Living Liver and Kidney donation and Transplantation for Colorectal Metastasis. Dr. Wesson completed his General Surgery Residency in 2016 at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He was an intern at Johns Hopkins in 2009 after receiving his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. After his residency, Dr. Wesson completed the American Society of Transplant Surgery accredited Fellowship in Abdominal Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery at Johns Hopkins. He continued on faculty within the division of transplant surgery. Dr. Wesson's academic and research focuses on basic and translational research within the context of liver and kidney transplantation and organ injury. He is active as a principle investigator on multiple clinical trials investigating novel immunosuppressive agents. He is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgery as well as the American Transplantation Society. Dr. Wesson is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatitis, Kidney Transplant, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Wesson is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

David Aufhauser, MD, is a transplant surgeon at UW Health and an assistant professor in the Division of Transplantation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Surgery. He specializes in kidney, liver and pancreas transplants.Dr. Aufhauser performs transplants on patients who are in organ failure due to liver cancer, severe type 1 diabetes or other complex conditions. He also performs minimally invasive living donor nephrectomies (kidney removals) for those contributing healthy organs.Dr. Aufhauser provides more than just surgical expertise. He takes time to educate his patients about the transplant process and post-surgery expectations. He also takes time to understand each patient's goals and tailor the treatment plan accordingly.Dr. Aufhauser is committed to increasing the availability of organs for transplant and saving more lives. His research focuses on xenotransplantation which is the transplantation of organs or tissues from an animal source into a human recipient. If successful, xenotransplantation could provide more transplant options for people on the waiting list.In his free time, Dr. Aufhauser enjoys running, biking and playing golf.I love seeing how transplant patients change from when they come in the door very sick to when they leave the hospital, health restored. It's an unbelievable transformation and something I'm thrilled to be a part of. Dr. Aufhauser is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hepatic Ischemia, Liver Failure, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Aufhauser is board certified in Surgery.

Jacfranz J. Guiteau, MD is a board-certified kidney transplant surgeon at Ascension Saint Thomas in Nashville, TN. He provides acute care and care for chronic conditions to adult patients. Dr. Guiteau has a special interest in kidney transplant outcomes and kidney transplant business development. Dr. Guiteau works with you to make informed decisions about your care and establish goals. When not caring for patients, Dr. Guiteau enjoys spending time with his family, exercising and music. Dr. Guiteau is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatoblastoma, Kimura Disease, Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Guiteau is board certified in The American Board Of Surgery - General Surgery. Dr. Guiteau is currently accepting new patients.

Tamna Wangjam is a Hematologist and an Oncologist practicing medicine in New York, New York. She has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Wangjam is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Wangjam is board certified in Hematology and Medical Oncology. Dr. Wangjam is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Chon is an experienced transplant nephrologist and is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. His research interests include ethics in transplantation, BK virus nephropathy, and vaccinations in transplant patients. He has served as Chairman for the American Society of Transplanation (AST) Trainee and Young Faculty Community of Practice. Dr. Chon is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Febrile Neutropenia, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Pancreatectomy. Dr. Chon is board certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine.

Nikole Neidlinger, MD, is a UW Health transplant surgeon who treats patients of all ages with organ failure. She specializes in kidney and pancreas transplants and performs organ procurement surgery, recovering organs from living and deceased donors. Dr. Neidlinger is an associate professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.Dr. Neidlinger sees patients for evaluation for an organ transplant and those who are scheduled for organ transplant surgery. She understands the feelings of anxiety and fear surrounding this procedure. Dr. Neidlinger treats her patients like family members and reassures them that they are in good care.When working with patients and their families, Dr. Neidlinger believes strongly in transparent communication. She educates her patients on their transplant options and makes sure she understands their goals and expectations for the procedure.In addition to her surgical responsibilities, Dr. Neidlinger is passionate about improving organ donation rates across Wisconsin and beyond.In her free time, Dr. Neidlinger enjoys playing ice hockey, watching Notre Dame football and enjoying outdoor sports with her family.As a transplant surgeon, it is not lost on me that our entire specialty relies on people’s generosity in donating their organs. To those families, I would say thank you. Dr. Neidlinger is highly rated in 3 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. Dr. Neidlinger is board certified in Surgery.

Christopher Jones is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Louisville, Kentucky. He has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. Dr. Jones is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Gastroparesis, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Jones is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery) - 2013. Dr. Jones is currently accepting new patients.

Vighnesh Venkatasamy is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Venkatasamy is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, Cirrhosis, Liver Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Venkatasamy is currently accepting new patients.

Pedro Sandoval is a General Surgeon and a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Sandoval is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Chylous Ascites, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Sandoval is board certified in Surgery. Dr. Sandoval is currently accepting new patients.

Soo Youn Yi, M.D. is a kidney and pancreas surgeon.  She has a particular interest in the ethics of transplant and is on the ASTS ethics committee. Dr. Yi is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Polycystic Kidney Disease, Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Yi is currently accepting new patients.

"Dr. Santosh Nagaraju, MD, is a board-certified surgeon specializing in abdominal organ transplant surgeon. Dr. Nagaraju earned his medical degree in India and completed a general surgery residency at Grant Medical College, Mumbai, in India. He pursued organ transplant training as a visiting research scholar at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute in Pittsburgh. He then completed a general surgery residency and a multi-organ transplant surgery fellowship at Indiana University.Dr. Nagaraju is certified in kidney, liver, pancreas and intestine transplant by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. He also performs minimally invasive donor surgery for living donor kidney transplants. Dr. Nagaraju is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery and performs a spectrum of general surgery procedures including hernia, gall bladder, hepatobiliary and dialysis access procedures. He enjoys working with trainees including medical students, residents and fellows. He is passionate about improving learning experience for trainees.Dr. Nagaraju believes in empowering and educating patients to make the best possible decisions for their healthcare needs. He encourages a team approach that is patient centered and inclusive of providers and patient families to determine care plans that reflect patient autonomy. He believes patients are part of the extended ""transplant family"" and forges long lasting bonds with patients long after their surgery.Outside of work, Dr. Nagaraju enjoys spending time with his daughter, reading and cycling.". Dr. Nagaraju is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Polycystic Kidney Disease, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Pancreas Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Dr Spiegel is an Assistant Professor who joined the University of Miami in 2021 with a clinical focus on cellular therapy for hematologic malignancies. He is a translational researcher working to improve CAR-T cell outcomes for B cell malignancies and has led first in human trials of novel CAR-T therapies as well as investigator-initiated trials testing CAR-T in combination with targeted therapies.Â. Dr. Spiegel is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses B-Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Spiegel is currently accepting new patients.

Ashton Connor is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Houston, Texas. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Connor is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pancreatic Cancer, Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer), Liver Cancer, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant.

Narendra Battula is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Battula is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Battula is currently accepting new patients.

If you need assistance in Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), please call 646-317-6325. Visit Columbia Liver Asian Outreach Office (English | Mandarin)Dr. Rajani Sharma earned her AB at Princeton University prior to attending Rutgers University-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she received a resident teaching award. She then completed her gastroenterology fellowship and transplant hepatology fellowship also at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Irving Medical Center. During her gastroenterology fellowship, she earned a Masters in Patient Oriented Research at the Mailman School of Public Health.Dr. Sharma strives to provide empathetic and thoughtful care that focuses on the specific needs of each of her patients. Her clinical practice is focused on the management of all types of liver disease. In addition, Dr. Sharma has specialized training in managing complications of end-stage liver disease and caring for patients before and after liver transplantation.Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver. Dr. Sharma is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Autoimmune Hepatitis, Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Cirrhosis, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Sharma is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Ismael Salas de Armas earned his medical degree and finished a residency at the Universidad Central De Venezuela. He completed a second residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and a fellowship at the Texas Heart Institute-Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Salas de Armas, who has been in practice since 2001, is board certified in general surgery and thoracic surgery. His primary clinical interests include general cardiac surgery, coronary artery bypass, valve repair or valve replacement, transcatheter valve replacement, transplant and mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, ventricular assist devices, lung cancer, pleural diseases and video-assisted thoracoscopy. He sees adult patients and also speaks Spanish. An assistant professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, he is known for having an excellent bedside manner and for taking the time to talk to both his patients and their families. In his spare time, Dr. Salas de Armas enjoys spending time with his wife and son. He also likes to run, cook and travel. Dr. De Armas is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Heart Transplant, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Paulina Phillips, MD, is a UW Health transplant hepatologist and gastroenterologist. She’s also a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Dr. Phillips diagnoses and treats acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) liver conditions. These include hepatitis B and C, alcohol-associated liver disease, metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver disease and liver tumors. She’s skilled in performing liver biopsies, colonoscopies and upper endoscopies. Dr. Phillips treats patients before and after liver transplant surgery and manages immunosuppression.Dr. Phillips listens carefully to patients to understand their perspectives and goals. She educates them about their condition and treatment options so they can participate in health care decisions and condition management.Outside of work, Dr. Phillips enjoys spending time with her husband and children. She likes running, crocheting and playing video games.I want every patient to feel heard, understood and empowered to be involved in their care. Dr. Phillips is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cholangitis, Sclerosing Cholangitis, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), and Liver Transplant. Dr. Phillips is board certified in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, and Transplant Hepatology.

Aditi Gupta is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Overland Park, Kansas. She has been practicing medicine for over 25 years. Dr. Gupta is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS), D-Plus Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Gupta is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Nephrology - 2009. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sang-Mo Kang is an organ transplant surgeon, performing transplants of the kidney, liver and pancreas. His expertise includes gastrointestinal surgery, laparoscopic kidney donor surgery, laparoscopic liver surgery, and surgeries related to the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder. Kang maintains a research laboratory focused on understanding how the immune system responds to transplanted organs. He investigates new methods to induce transplant-specific tolerance, with the goal of replacing immunosuppressive medications. He has been awarded research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and American Society of Transplant Surgeons. Kang earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School and completed a surgical residency and transplant fellowship at UCSF Medical Center. He received two research fellowships from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which he used to study transplant immunology at the NIH and the UCSF Transplantation Research Laboratory. Kang teaches fellows, residents and medical students at UCSF. Dr. Kang is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Gastroparesis, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Fibrolamellar Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, and Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplant. Dr. Kang is board certified in American Board Of Surgery, General Surgery.

Maria Aurora Salas, MD, specializes in Transplant Nephrology. Dr. Salas 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, Cytomegalovirus Infection, and Kidney Transplant. Dr. Salas is currently accepting new patients.

Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WITransplant Hepatology, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI. Dr. Daniel is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Visceromegaly, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Daniel is board certified in Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.