Faculty

Gregory Abrahamian, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
abrahamian@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Surgery

Mazen Arar, M.D.

Professor and Division Chief
210-562-5365
arar@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Pediatric Nephrology

Keeley Bell, PA-C

Specialist - Physician Assistant
210-567-5051
bellkj@uthscsa.edu

Suverta Bhayana, M.D.

Associate Professor/Clinical of Medicine
Medical Director, Pancreas Transplant and Live Donor Program
Transplant Nephrologist
bhayana@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery

Joseph Blader, Ph.D.

Meadows Foundation and Semp Russ Professor of Child Psychiatry Research
blader@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

Francisco Cigarroa, M.D.

Professor and Director, Transplant Center
Carlos and Malú Alvarez Distinguished University Chair
Ashbel Smith Professorship in Surgery
210-567-3384
cigarroa@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Pediatrics
Department of Surgery

Danielle Fritze, M.D.

Assistant Professor/Clinical of Surgery
fritze@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Surgery

Juan Guerrero, M.D.

Associate Professor/Clinical
Transplant Hepatologist
guerreroj1@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastroenterology

Programs
M.D. in Doctor of Medicine

Glenn Halff, M.D.

Professor of Surgery
Dielmann Chair, UT Transplant Center
Adult & Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery
210-567-3384
halff@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Surgery

Tarunjeet Klair, M.D.

Assistant Professor/Clinical of Surgery
Surgical Director, Live Donor Liver Transplantation
klair@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Surgery

Carmen Landaverde, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatologist
Texas Liver Institute Hepatologist
landaverde@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastroenterology

Eric Lawitz, MD

Clinical Professor
lawitz@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Division of Gastroenterology

Nicole Loo, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Transplant Hepatologist
Texas Liver Institute Hepatologist
loon@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Medicine
Department of Surgery
Division of Gastroenterology

Rupal Patel, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor
Transplant Nephrologist, Adult Kidney Transplantation
PatelRD@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Surgery

Phillip Ponce, M.D.

Assistant Professor/Clinical
Poncep@uthscsa.edu
Departments & Divisions
Department of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases

Programs
M.D. in Doctor of Medicine