Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Care Team

Our Pediatric Intestinal Transplant Program began in 2001 with a team of physicians from our Pediatric Liver Transplant Program. Together, they represent more than 25 years of transplant experience.

Today, the Pediatric Intestinal Transplant team, like all of our teams across the hospital, takes a family-centered, multidisciplinary approach to ensure the best possible outcomes for your child. Meet more care team members >

Transplant Surgeons

Carlos Esquivel, MD, PhD

Carlos Esquivel, MD, PhD

Dr. 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, liver transplant

Stephan Busque, MD

Stephan Busque, MD

Dr. Busque is Director of Adult Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Program.

Areas of expertise:Surgery, kidney transplant, liver transplant

Marc Melcher, MD

Marc Melcher, MD

Dr. Melcher is board certified in General Surgery.

Areas of expertise:General surgery, liver transplant

Thomas Pham, MD

Thomas Pham, MD

Dr. Pham is board certified in General Surgery.

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

Kazunari Sasaki, MD

Kazunari Sasaki, MD

Dr. Sasaki is board certified in General Surgery

Areas of expertise:General surgery, intestinal transplant

Varvara Kirchner, MD

Varvara Kirchner, MD

Dr. Kirchner is board certified in General Surgery

Areas of expertise:General surgery, intestinal transplant

Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists

Ke-You (Yoyo) Zhang, MD

Ke-You (Yoyo) Zhang, MD

Dr. Zhang is the medical director of Intestinal Transplant.

Areas of expertise:Intestine and multivisceral transplant, intestinal failure, intestinal rehabilitation, liver transplant

Roberto Gugig, MD

Roberto Gugig, MD

Dr. Gugig is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology, advanced endoscopy

Leina Alrabadi, MD

Leina Alrabadi, MD

Dr. Alrabadi is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

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

Rachel Bensen, MD

Rachel Bensen, MD

Dr. Bensen is board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology.

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

William Berquist, MD

William Berquist, MD

Dr. Berquist is medical Director of the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program.

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology, intestinal transplant, liver transplant

Peace Dike, MD

Peace Dike, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology

Noelle Ebel, MD

Noelle Ebel, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Gastroenterology, transplant hepatology, liver transplant

Shweta Namjoshi, MD

Shweta Namjoshi, MD

Dr. Namjoshi is the medical director of Intestinal Rehabilitation.

Areas of expertise:Intestinal transplant, gastroenterology

Amrita Narang, MD

Amrita Narang, MD

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

Areas of expertise:Liver transplant, gastroenterology