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About Justin Parekh, MD

Justin Parekh, MD, is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in transplantation of the liver, kidney and pancreas, as well as hepatobiliary (liver and gall bladder) surgery. He also has expertise in treating liver tumors, hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease.

His research focuses on surgical outcomes after transplantation. He is developing and introducing a national platform that will allow transplant programs to track outcomes beyond basic patient and graft survival.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. Parekh was assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He also served as director of kidney transplant at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas.

Dr. Parekh completed a fellowship in abdominal transplant at UC San Francisco, where he also did his residency in general surgery. He earned his medical degree from UCSF School of Medicine and is board certified in surgery.

Dr. Parekh is a member of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.

UC San Diego Health Links
For more information, see Center for Transplantation and Surgical Services.

Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
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Medical Degree

  • UC San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Residency

  • UC San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Fellowship

  • UC San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree

  • University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Gender

  • Male

Date Joined Staff

  • 2018-09-01

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery
  • General Surgery

Conditions and Treatments

  • Abdominal Transplantation
  • Liver Tumors
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
  • Scarring of the Liver (Cirrhosis)
  • End-Stage Renal Disease
  • Hepatobiliary Surgery
Insurance Information
UC San Diego Health accepts most major health insurance plans, but you should verify that your plan covers this provider and all services and locations. The information in the link below does not apply to affiliate providers, who are not employed by UC San Diego Health.
Health Insurance Plans Accepted
Open Payments Program Notification
For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other payments of value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.
View Open Payments data for Dr. Parekh
  • Gastroenterology

News

  • Image: The Partridge brothers hold hands in their hospital beds before the liver transplant.

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    After becoming severely ill, a father of four receives lifesaving liver transplant from his brother through UC San Diego Health’s live liver donation program.