Pediatric Liver Transplant Care Team

As one of the largest referral centers for children with liver disease in the San Francisco Bay Area, our core team of transplant surgeons and hepatologists has been together for 25 years.

Family-centered care

Our approach of family-centered care, means you’ll play an active role in your child’s care along with our team to give your child the best possible outcome. 

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Carlos Esquivel, MD, PhD

Carlos Esquivel, MD, PhD

Dr. Carlos Esquivel is the surgical director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program and Associate Director, Institute of Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection. He is board certified in General Surgery. 

Areas of expertise:Surgery, intestinal transplant, and liver transplant

Stephan Busque, MD

Stephan Busque, MD

Dr. Stephan Busque is the director of the Adult Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program. He is board certified in General Surgery. 

Areas of expertise:Surgery, kidney transplant, and liver transplant

Marc Melcher, MD

Marc Melcher, MD

Dr. Marc Melcher is board certified in General Surgery.

Areas of expertise:General surgery and liver transplant

Thomas Pham, MD

Thomas Pham, MD

Dr. Thomas Pham is the surgical director of the Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program. He is board certified in General Surgery.

Areas of expertise:General surgery, liver transplant, kidney transplant, and intestinal transplant

Kazunari Sasaki, MD

Kazunari Sasaki, MD
Varvara Kirchner, MD

Varvara Kirchner, MD
Leina Alrabadi, MD

Leina Alrabadi, MD

Dr. Leina Alrabadi is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Areas of expertise:Liver transplant, autoimmune hepatitis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis

Rachel Bensen, MD

Rachel Bensen, MD

Dr. Rachel Bensen is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Areas of expertise:Liver transplant, gastroenterology, and inflammatory bowl disease

William Berquist, MD

William Berquist, MD

Dr. William Berquist is the medical director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology, intestinal transplant, and liver transplant

Noelle Ebel, MD

Noelle Ebel, MD

Dr. Noelle Ebel is board certified in Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology, transplant hepatology, and liver transplant

Roberto Gugig, MD

Roberto Gugig, MD

Dr. Roberto Gugig is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology and advanced endoscopy

Amrita Narang, MD

Amrita Narang, MD

Dr. Amrita Narang is board certified in Transplant Hepatology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Liver transplant and gastroenterology

Ke-You (Yoyo) Zhang, MD

Ke-You (Yoyo) Zhang, MD

Dr. Zhang is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatrics.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology

Breaking records and blazing trails

Packard Children’s Pediatric Transplant Center has become a destination center for the most acute and complex cases, which require highly specialized care.

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