Our Team

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

Abbas A. Rana, MD

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

Liver ICU (LICU) Intensivists

Moreshwar S. Desai, MD

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

Fong Wilson Lam, MD, FAAP

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

Trung Chanh Nguyen, MD

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

Kathleen Parks Thompson, MPAS, PA-C

Areas of Clinical & Research Interest: 1. Pediatric liver failure and liver transplantation 2. Traumatic brain injury 3. Utilization of advanced practice providers in a critical care setting 4. Quality improvement

Phone: 832-826-5600

Manpreet Virk, MD

The intensive care unit gives me an opportunity to do what I am passionate about with the utmost priority of providing absolute best care to all critically ill children with integrity and compassion and to foster a continuous desire for excellence and intellectual curiosity in all team members.… read more

Phone: 832-826-6230

Hepatologists

Anna M. Banc-Husu, MD, MSCI

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

Douglas S. Fishman, MD

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

Sanjiv Harpavat, MD, PhD

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

Paula Marie Hertel, MD

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

Daniel H. Leung, MD

Dr. Daniel H. Leung is an Associate 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… read more

Phone: 832-822-3131

Krupa R. Mysore, MD

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

Mary Elizabeth M. Tessier, MD

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

Extracorporeal Liver Support (ELS) and Apheresis

Ayse Akcan-Arikan, MD

Dr Akcan-Arikan is a dual trained pediatric intensivist and nephrologist and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics with tenure at Baylor College of Medicine. She is the Associate Chief (Research) of Division of Critical Care Medicine. Dr Arikan is a clinician-scientist whose research focus is on the… read more

Phone: 832-826-6230

Poyyapakkam R. Srivaths, MD, FAAP

Dr. Srivaths is committed to providing excellent patient and family centered general nephrology care to the communities in and around Houston. His clinical expertise extends to all forms of renal disease both congenital and acquired. He manages a multi-disciplinary pheresis program that provides… read more

Phone: 832-824-3800

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Dialysis

Michael C. Braun, MD, FASN

Dr. Braun is dedicated to providing outstanding clinic care in the context of innovative clinical and translational research. His clinical interests include membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, disorders of complement proteins, renal transplantation, disease recurrence in renal transplantation… read more

Phone: 832-824-3800

Sarah J. Swartz, MD

Dr. Swartz provides care for children with all types of kidney disease and conditions including chronic kidney disease, end stage renal disease, dialysis, transplantation, renal failure from other diseases, nephrotic syndrome, kidney and urinary anomalies, and hypertension. As Medical Director of… read more

Phone: 832-824-3800

Transfusion Medicine

Jun Teruya, MD, DSc, FCAP

Dr. Teruya has extensive experience and expertise in patients with bleeding and thrombosis, pheresis procedures, and blood component therapy. He was an adult hematologist in Japan, and trained in Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine/Coagulation at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard… read more

Phone: 832-824-5850

Infectious Disease and Immunology

Claire E. Bocchini, MD

Phone: 832-824-4330

Sarah Kogan Nicholas, MD

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

Anesthesiologists

Carlos Javier Campos-Lopez, MD

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

Interventional Radiologists

Kamlesh U. Kukreja, MD

Dr. Kukreja is Clinical Associate Professor Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. His clinical experience is based in pediatric radiology and interventional radiology. Dr. Kukreja is a board certified diplomate of the American Board of Radiology with Certificate of Additional Qualification (CAQ… read more

Phone: 832-824-7237

Jose Alberto Hernandez, MD

Dr. Hernandez has been a member of the Medical Staff of Texas Children's Hospital since 2006. His clinical interests include vascular and non-vascular procedures performed with imaging guidance. He has a special interest in GI, GU and vascular access procedures. Academically, Dr. Hernandez has… read more

Phone: 832-824-7237