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Our Team
Surgical Director
John Goss, MD, FACS, is professor of surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of the division of Abdominal Transplantation. He specializes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and surgical management of liver… read more
Phone: 832-355-1400
Medical Director
Dr. Daniel H. Leung is a Professor of Pediatrics within the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine where he serves as Director of Pediatric Hepatology and Liver Transplant Medicine and the Director of the Viral Hepatitis Program at Texas Children's… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Chief of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Dr. Shneider's leadership goal is to leverage the wide-ranging clinical and research expertise of an exceptionally talented section to provide compassionate, state-of-the-art, discipline-leading and evidence-based care for children with all types of gastrointestinal, hepatic, pancreatic and… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Hepatologists
Dr. Banc-Husu is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics within the Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and a Transplant Hepatologist at Texas Children’s Hospital. She cares for infants and children with liver transplants and… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Dr. Fishman is the Director of GI Endoscopy and Therapeutic Endoscopy and is active in the study of pancreaticobiliary disease in children. He is the medical director of the Pancreaticobilary Program (PBP) and Polyposis Program. Current studies include evaluation of children with gallstones and… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
I am a pediatric gastroenterologist with special interests in neonatal cholestasis (abnormal jaundice in newborns and infants), genetic causes of liver disease such as progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis and Wilson disease, liver transplantation, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Our… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Dr. Hertel's clinical and research expertise focus on pediatric liver disease. In her clinic, she cares for infants and children of all ages with liver transplants and with liver diseases including biliary atresia, idiopathic neonatal hepatitis, progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Dr. Mysore’s clinical and research interests are in pediatric liver diseases and transplantation. She actively collaborates with divisions of Immunology and Infectious disease at Texas Children’s Hospital to study Immune mechanisms in liver transplantation. Her laboratory research is in T cell… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Clinical Interests:
General Pediatric Gastroenterology
Liver Disease
Research Interests:
Dr. Tessier has an interest in enterohepatic circulation and the impact of the gut microbiome on hepatic health and vise-versa. She hopes to expand our knowledge of the gut microbiome and metabolome in… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131
Hepatology Administrators
Kara Lenahan, RN
Transplant Surgeons
John Goss, MD, FACS, is professor of surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and chief of the division of Abdominal Transplantation. He specializes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary surgery, and surgical management of liver… read more
Phone: 832-355-1400
N. Thao N. Galván, M.D., specializes in adult and pediatric liver and kidney transplantations.
After earning her B.S. from Emory University with highest honors, Dr. Galván completed her medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine. During that time, she obtained her Master in Public… read more
Phone: 832-355-1400
Christine O'Mahony, MD, is assistant professor of Surgery in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. She specializes in adult and pediatric liver transplantation, hepatobiliary, and the surgical management of liver… read more
Phone: 832-822-1551
Dr. Rana is a transplant surgeon at Texas Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation at Baylor College of Medicine. He specializes in liver and kidney transplantation and surgeries for malignant and non-malignant conditions that affect the… read more
Phone: 832-822-1551
Transplant Administrators
Phone: 832-822-1535
Clinical Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants
My clinical interests include biliary atresia, liver transplant and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). I am also a co-investigator in numerous research trials in the areas of biliary atresia, cholestatic liver disease, NAFLD/NASH and liver transplant.
Phone: 832-822-3131 (Main) | 832-227-1440 (West) | 832-828-1800 (Sugar Land)
Ms. Maupin sees patients with general gastrointestinal and nutritional problems, including obesity. She is especially interested in caring for children with developmental disabilities with associated gastrointestinal concerns such as functional constipation, abdominal pain, GERD and feeding… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131 (Main) | 832-227-1440 (West) | 281-469-4688 (Cy-Fair)
Nicole Triggs, MSN, APRN, CPNP-PC, CPN is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at Texas Children’s Hospital. She cares for children with liver diseases in the outpatient setting at the Texas Children's Hospital… read more
Phone: 832-822-3131 (Main)
Transplant Nurse Educator
Phone: 832-822-1577
Medical Nurse Educator
Coordinator Assistants
Pat McGinty, MA
Jessica Sigers
Quality and Compliance Specialist
Carrie Smith, RHIA, CPHQ
Clinical Research Coordinator
Referral Specialist
Kathy Raford
Financial Coordinator
Bernardo Diaz
Transplant Nutrition
Stacy Beer, MPH, RD, LD
Heather Ling, RD, LD
Transplant Pharmacy
Transplant Immunology
Sarah K Nicholas, MD is an assistant professor of pediatrics and Allergy and Immunology clinic chief at Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children’s Hospital. She graduated from the University of Rochester with a BA in Biology and received her medical degree from George Washington University. She… read more
Phone: 832-824-1319
Extracorporeal Liver Support Director
Dr Akcan-Arikan is a dual trained pediatric intensivist and nephrologist and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics with tenure at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr Arikan is a clinician-scientist whose research focus is on the recognition and management of acute kidney injury in the critically ill,… read more
Phone: 832-826-6230
Director of Liver Transplant Anesthesia
The motivation and fulfillment of performing at the prime level generates an incredible effect of growth as a person. The reflection generated by evaluating your performance including errors and gains, with colleagues, fellow anesthesiologist and students help all the members of the team become… read more
Phone: 832-824-5800
Child Life Specialists
Clinical Data Specialist
Neuropsychology
Liver Transplant Coordinators
Liver IC Director
Dr. Desai is interested in the molecular mechanisms of cardiac dysfunction in cirrhotic liver diseases. Along with his mentor, Dr. Saul Karpen, he has shown a new form of cardiomyopathy in infants and children with end stage cirrhotic liver disease secondary to biliary atresia and have shown that… read more
Phone: 832-826-6230
Liver IC Intensivists
As an intensivist, I am focused on providing excellent care to the entirety of all patients, and helping families cope with the stress of having an ill child. I treat all patients as how I would like my family members to be treated, with respect and patience. I welcome family members to our rounds… read more
Phone: 832-826-6230
Dr. Nguyen's research interest is focused on coagulopathy in critically ill children. He is currently under the mentorship of Dr. Miguel Cruz in the Thrombosis Research Section at the Baylor College of Medicine. In the lab, Dr. Nguyen is investigating whether ADAMTS-13 and von Willebrand factors… read more
Phone: 832-826-6230