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Michael Wachs, MD
- Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery CHCO
- Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery
Provider's Specialties
- Surgery
Insurance plans accepted
We participate with most major health insurance plans and national transplant networks.
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We want to make sure you know what to expect before you arrive.
My care philosophy
I believe in providing excellent and compassionate personal care of my patients. I treat my patients as if they were a member of my own family.
Get to know Michael Wachs, MD
Conditions Treated
- Liver Transplant Surgery
- Kidney Transplant Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Pancreas Transplant Surgery
- Biliary Atresia
- Hepatology (Liver Disorders)
- Kidney Failure
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Major Liver Surgery (Hepatobiliary)
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
Transplant Surgery Adult and Pediatric
Deceased and living donor transplant
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Undergraduate 1980
Harvard University (MA)
Graduate 1988
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Medical Education 1988
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Internship 1989
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Residency 1993
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Fellowship 1995
University of California (San Francisco) Program
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