Experts for Media - Transplant

Milan Kinkhabwala, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Transplantation, Director of Abdominal Transplantation, The Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation

Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Dr. Kinkhabwala is  working to develop new treatments derived from stem cells for liver diseases, including liver cancer. An expert in complex liver surgery, including liver transplantation, he helped establish the Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation, where physicians, surgeons, nurses and other clinicians work with scientists to deliver integrated care for patients with organ failure.

Areas of Expertise

  • Liver diseases
  • Transplantation
  • Stem cell research
  • Live-donor transplantation
  • Liver cancer
  • Hepatobiliary surgery
  • Liver, kidney, and pancreas transplantation

Selected Media Coverage

WSJ, Crain, News 12-Bronx, News 12-BronxCODE (Video), CBS News, News12 Westchester, Yahoo ews

Samuel Sigal, MD

Director, Clinical Hepatology, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Albert
Einstein College of Medicine

Dr. Samuel Sigal is a transplant hepatologist specializing in all areas of liver disease, including acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and its complications, including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma.Dr. Samuel Sigal is a transplant hepatologist specializing in all areas of liver disease, including acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and its complications, including ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma.

Areas of Expertise

  • Raising awareness about hepatitis B in West African communities.