Physician Practices

Saint Luke's Hospital Abdominal Transplant & Multi-Specialty Clinic–Liver

Medical Plaza Entrance, Medical Plaza 3 4321 Washington St. Suite 4000C Kansas City, MO 64111 816-932-4655 Fax:816-932-7920
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Exterior view of Saint Luke's Hospital's Medical Plaza building

Saint Luke’s Hospital Abdominal Transplant and Multispecialty Clinic provides a full range of services for patients with liver disease, and those who require a liver 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:

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.

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

Laura Alba, MD

Gastroenterology

Internal Medicine

Transplant Hepatology

Jameson Forster, MD

Surgery (General)

Transplant Surgery

John Helzberg, MD

Gastroenterology

Attiq Rehman, MD

Pediatrics

Internal Medicine

Transplant Hepatology

Kathryn Shaw, MD

Surgery (General)

Transplant Surgery

Rachel Tindall, MD

Surgery (General)

Transplant Surgery

Matthew Wilkinson, MD PhD

Surgery (General)

Transplant Surgery

Kristina Collins, RN DNP

Nurse Practitioner

Paige Grasso, PA-C

Licensed Physician Assistant

Diana Hiestand, RN APRN DNP

Nurse Practitioner

Kathryn Lee, PA-C

Licensed Physician Assistant

Rebecca Miller, PA-C

Licensed Physician Assistant

Mary O'Neill, RN APRN

Nurse Practitioner

Jill Soenen, RN APRN

Nurse Practitioner

Brittany Walker, RN APRN

Nurse Practitioner