Department of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionMezzanine Level,
C-Wing-PUH
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 648-9115
Center for Liver Diseases
The UPMC Center for Liver Diseases offers a convenient focal point of access to a full range of liver disease treatments. The Center features care by hepatologists, well known for their expertise in liver diseases. The Center coordinates this care with a number of subspecialists, including experts in hepatobiliary and transplant surgery, therapeutic endoscopy, pathology and oncology.
Patients are seen at the Center for Liver Diseases, which is located on the 9th floor of the Kaufmann Medical Building.
The reputation of the Center for Liver Diseases is renowned for its ability to provide cutting edge therapies for diseases such as viral hepatitis, hepatitis B and C, hemochromatosis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson's disease, Alpha 1 Antitrypsin deficiency, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and many other liver diseases.
The Center participates in some of the largest clinical trials in the country, thanks to the ability of our specialists and the large patient population. The Center's primary research themes include:
- The mechanisms of liver disease, including hepatitis C in transplant patients, hepatic inflammation and acute liver failure;
- Genetics relating to primary biliary cirrhosis and drug metabolism; and
- Therapies for hepatitis C and B and viral hepatitis in transplant patients.
The following Center for Liver Diseases team members work actively to diagnose, treat and cure liver diseases:
- Kapil B. Chopra, MD - Director of Hepatology; Medical Director, Liver Transplantation; Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
- Jaideep Behari, MD PhD
- Michael Dunn, MD FACP
- Fadi Francis, MD
- Swaytha Ganesh, MD
- Alison Jazwinski, MD, MHS
- Shahid M. Malik, MD - Associate Program Director, Transplant Hepatology Fellowship
- Mordechai Rabinovitz, MD
- Obaid Shaikh, MD, FRCP
- Achuthan Sourianarayanane, MD
- Margaret Andrzejewski, PA-C
- Amy Baker, RN
- Becky Donovan, LPN
- Sarah Foti, PA-C
- Cathy Freehling – Hepatology Coordinator
- Pat Gironda, CRNP
- Jennifer Hoebel, RN
- Theresa Larson, RN
- Theresa Lewis, RN
- Anita Lippello, CRNP
- Mary Beth Luce, RN – research
- Kelly Martin, CRNP
- Dodie Roll, RN
- Amy Schmotzer, RN - research
- Chip Segeleon, LPN
- Ashley Ulrich, RN
- Amy Zana, RN
- Rebecca Zubik, RN – research