Our Expert Team

Vatche G. Agopian, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery

Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Director – Core Surgery Residency Program
Associate Director - General Surgery Residency Program

Ronald W. Busuttil, MD, PhD

Distinguished Professor and Executive Chairman
The William P. Longmire, Jr. Chair in Surgery
Chief, Division of Liver and Pancreas Transplantation
Director, The Dumont-UCLA Transplant and Liver Cancer Centers
Director, The Pfleger Liver Institute

Joseph DiNorcia

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Douglas Farmer, MD

Professor of Surgery
Surgical Director, Intestinal Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Pediatric Liver Transplant Program

Fady M. Kaldas, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery

Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Medical Director, Liver Transplant Services
Surgical Director, Liver Transplant ICU
Associate Director, Multi-Organ Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Program

Gerald S. Lipshutz, MD, MS

Professor In Residence of Surgery
Surgical Director, Autologous Islet Transplant Program
Surgical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program
Medical Director, Face Transplant Program

Hasan Yersiz, MD

Professor of Surgery
Director, Organ Procurement

Gina Choi, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology

Francisco A. Durazo, MD

Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology
Medical Director, Adult Liver Transplant Program

Mohamed El Kabany, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology

Steven-Huy Han, MD

Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology
Director, Hepatology Clinical Research Center

Sammy Saab, MD, MPH, AGAF

Clinical Professor of Medicine and Surgery - Hepatology

Randolph Steadman, MD

Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology

Christopher Wray, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology