Transplant Team

Stuart J. Knechtle, MD
Professor, Department of Surgery
The Emory Clinic and Hospital
Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation
Clinical Director, Emory Transplant Center
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, 1998
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest: Liver transplantation, Hepatobiliary surgery, transplant immunology
Education:
Medical School:
Cornell University, New York, New York, 1982
Residency:
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1986
Fellowship:
Transplant Immunology Fellowship, Duke University
Transplant Surgery Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison

James Spivey , MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
The Emory Clinic and Hospital
Medical Director, Liver Transplantation
Clinical Director, Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1983
American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, 1993, Recertified 2003
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest: Liver transplantation, evaluation and management, acute and chronic liver disease, viral hepatitis, and hepatobiliary malignancy
Education:
Medical School:
Tulane Medical School, 1980
Residency:
Internal Medicine Residency, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, 1983
Fellowship:
Hepatology Fellowship, University of Miami, 1990
Gastroenterology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, 1992

Steven Hanish, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgeon, Emory University
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery, 1998
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest:
Clinical:  liver transplant, hepatobiliary surgery, treatment of primary liver tumors
Research:  proteomics in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma and outcomes of transplant patients
Education:
Medical School: 
Indiana University, 2000
Residency:
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 2007
Research Fellowship:
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 2004
Transplant Fellowship:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2009

Winston R. Hewitt, MD, FRCSC, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery
Liver Transplant Surgeon
Board Certification: American Board of Surgery since 2000,
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada since 2000.
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest: Liver transplantation, Ischemia-Reperfusion injury in hepatic allografts, Transplantation for cholangiocarcinoma, Hepatopancreatobiliary malignancy, Outcomes analysis
Education:
Medical School:
Queen's University, Kingston, ON, 1993
Residency:
General Surgery Residency, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1993-1995
Fellowship:
Research Fellowship, General Surgery, Liver Support Research Laboratory, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 1995-1997

Christopher B. Hughes, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgeon
Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery - Diplomate (Board Certified since 1997), National Board of Medical Examiners - Diplomate, 1992
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest: Clinical Interests: Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation; donor procurement surgery; hepatic resections; hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery; surgery of the retroperitoneum.
Research Interests:
Transplantation in the HIV-positive population Infectious Diseases in Transplantation Organ Donation and Allocation Donation after Cardiac Death
Education:
Medical School:
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, 1991
Internship:
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN,  1992
Residency:
College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN
Residency, General Surgery, Categorical Resident, 1997
Fellowship:
Mayo Clinic
Fellowship, Transplant Surgery, ASTS Fellow, 1999

Hetal Karsan, M.D, F.A.C.G
Emory Clinic Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Board Certification: Transplant Hepatology (Board-certified since 2008), Gastroenterology (Board Certified since 2003), Internal Medicine (Board Certified since 1999).
Areas of Clinical/Research
Interest: Cirrhosis, Colon cancer, Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Hepatitis, Liver transplant evaluation, Liver transplantation, Portal hypertension, and Ulcer
Education:
Medical School:
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 1996
Internship:
Boston University, Boston, MA, 1997
Residency:
Boston University, Boston, MA, 1999
Fellowship:
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2003

Samir M. Parekh, MD
Emory Clinic Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Board Certified since 2003), Gastroenterology (Board Certified since 2007

Education:
Medical School:
Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH, 2000
Intership:
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 2001
Residency:
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 2003
Fellowship:
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, 2007

Preeti A. Reshamwala, MD
Emory Clinic Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, 2004; Gastroenterology, 2007
Education:
Medical School:
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, 2001
Internship:
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2002
Residency:
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 2004
Fellowship:
Gastroenterology Fellowship, University of Maryland medical System/VA, Baltimore, MD
Hepatology Fellowship, University of Maryland Medical System/VA, Baltimore, MD, 2007 

Ram Subramanian, MD
Emory Clinic Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Board Certification: American Board in Internal Medicine, 2001; Pulmonary Medicine, 2006; Gastroenterology, 2007; Critical Care; Transplant Hepatology
Areas of Clinical/Research Interest:
Hepatic critical care, viral Hepatitis, complications of cirrhosis (portal hypertension), Hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver transplantation
Education:
Medical School:
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1998
Residency:
Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, 2002
Fellowship:
Transplant Hepatology, University of Nebraska
Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Chicago, 2002
Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, 2006
Inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, 2008
Acquired Board Certification in Critical Care Medicine, 2009