Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D., Hepatologist
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Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D.

Hepatologist | Hepatology

5/5(14)
7515 Greenville Avenue 600 Dallas TX, 75231
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5/5

About

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)

Provider Details

Female English, Spanish 26 years of experience
Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D.
Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D.'s Expert Contributions

Expert Publications

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Areas of expertise and specialization

Viral hepatitisFatty Liver DiseaseNASHNAFLDLiver DiseaseCirrhosisLiver CancerLiver TransplantAutoimmune

Treatments

  • Hepatitis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Hepatitis C
  • Vascular Disease

Professional Memberships

  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases  

Fellowships

  • University of Illinois at Chicago  

Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D.'s Practice location

Texas Liver Institute

7515 Greenville Avenue 600 -
Dallas, TX 75231
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New patients: 214-945-2521
www.txliver.com

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Patient Experience with Dr. Lepe-suastegui


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Dr. Maria Rita Lepe-suastegui M.D. has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 14 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Hepatologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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