Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D.
Hepatologist | Hepatology
7515 Greenville Avenue 600 Dallas TX, 75231About
Dr. Rita Lepe is a hepatologist at the Texas Liver Institute and sees patients thoughtout Texas, including Dallas and San Antonio. Dr. Lepe completed her digestive and liver diseases fellowship at University of Illinois at Chicago and was a transplant hepatologist at Baylor Simmons Transplant Institute in Dallas for the past 16 years.
Her research interests include autoimmune liver disorders, drug induced liver injury, fatty liver disease, liver transplantation, liver disease in young adults as well as liver disease in Hispanics. She is the past recipient of the American Liver Foundation Young Investigator Award (2004) and the Latino Leaders Maestro Award (2010). She is a member of many medical societies including the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), American Gastroenterology Association (AGA), American Society of Transplantation (AST) and the North Texas Latin American Physician Association (NTLAPA).
Education and Training
University of Illinois at Chi Transplant Hepatology 2003
Universidad AutÛnoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina 1995
Board Certification
Transplant Hepatology (Internal Medicine)
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Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D.'s Expert Contributions
If you have hepatitis B is it ok to have a jog every morning?
Yes This should not be an issue! It would be good to see a local hepatologist to manage the Hepatitis B if you haven't done this yet. READ MORE
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Treatments
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis C
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Fellowships
- University of Illinois at Chicago
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