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Saint Luke's is now offering virtual visits with providers at this clinic. Call the clinic to schedule a virtual appointment.Saint Luke’s Hospital Abdominal Transplant and Multispecialty Clinic
Saint Luke’s Hospital Abdominal Transplant and Multispecialty Clinic provides a full range of services for GI conditions, abdominal surgery, patients with liver disease, and those who require a liver or kidney transplant. Our physicians and surgeons are among the most experienced in the region.
Treating Liver Disease
Saint Luke’s provides a full range of care for acute and chronic liver conditions—from prevention to transplantation.
Saint Luke’s comprehensive approach includes state-of-the-art imaging for screening and diagnosis; minimally invasive treatments; and full support through the evaluation, transplant, and post-transplant process.
Our liver physicians and surgeons treat:
- Chronic hepatitis
- Hepatitis C
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Liver cancer
- Fatty liver
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
Saint Luke’s has the fastest waitlist-to-transplant time of any liver transplant program in the region, and our one-year survival rate is the highest in the region.
Liver disease is complex and requires ongoing care. Saint Luke’s has a multidisciplinary team of fellowship- and subspecialty-trained specialists including:
- Hepatologists
- Nephrologists
- Transplant surgeons
- Transplant coordinators
- Living donor advocates
- Living donor coordinators
- Dieticians
- Pharmacists
- Financial coordinators
- Social workers
Abdominal Surgery
Our abdominal surgeons have experience treating a wide range of common, complex, and rare conditions of the pancreas, liver, bile duct, and gallbladder. Our team specializes in the Whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer and disorders.
Kidney Transplantation
Saint Luke’s is a leader in kidney transplantation—performing the first kidney transplant in the Kansas City area in 1969, and the first laparoscopic, living kidney donation surgery in the region. Saint Luke’s offers some of the nation’s shortest wait times for kidney transplants.
Our highly specialized and experienced kidney transplant experts are committed to supporting each patient throughout the evaluation and transplant process.
GI Specialists
Saint Luke’s Hospital Abdominal Transplant and Multispecialty Clinic is also home to Saint Luke's GI Specialists. Our GI team diagnoses and treats diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and biliary system, including:
- Reflux
- Peptic ulcers
- Gallstones
- Lactose intolerance
- Diverticulitis
- Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease/ulcerative colitis)
- Dysphagia/swallowing disorders
- Hepatitis
- Celiac disease
- Pancreatic diseases
- Cancer
- Barrett’s esophagus
- Bowel obstructions
Appointment Information
New patients, please arrive 30 minutes prior to your appointment so that the necessary paperwork can be completed and your copay collected. Existing patients, please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment. If you must cancel your appointment for any reason, please do so with at least 24 hours’ notice.
We handle prescription refills during normal office hours only. Please allow 24 to 48 hours for a refill request.
Copays and outstanding balances need to be paid at the time of service.
Providers
Laith Adel Al Momani, MD
Laura M Alba, MD
Ahmed Awad, DO
John Patterson Campbell, MD
Rajiv Chhabra, MD
Wendell K Clarkston, MD
Jameson Forster, MD
John H Helzberg, MD
Sreenivasa S Jonnalagadda, MD
Sreelatha Katari, MD
Anjushree Kumar, MD
Munis Azim Mattu, MD
Quinton DeShaun Palmer, MD
Kathryn W Shaw, MD
Rachel Paige Tindall, MD
Anand Venugopal, MD
Matthew B Wilkinson, MD, PhD
Kristina M Collins, RN, DNP
Stephany C Georgeson, APRN
Paige A Grasso, PA-C
Diana Michelle Hiestand, RN, APRN, DNP
Kathryn M Lee, PA-C
Christopher M Martinez, RN, APRN
Rebecca Lea Miller, PA-C
Dianne Joy Morris, RN, APRN
Mary S O'Neill, RN, APRN
