Bijan Eghtesad, MD

Bijan Eghtesad, MD, is a Staff Surgeon in the Departments of General Surgery and Transplantation at Cleveland Clinic's main campus, performing hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation. Dr. Eghtesad's areas of interest include liver transplantation, hepatitis B and C, liver transplantation in HIV-positive patients, living donor liver transplantation, immunosuppression, and organ donation, recovery and preservation.

Dr. Eghtesad attended medical school at Shiraz University Faculty of Medicine in Shiraz, Iran. After completing his internship and residency at Shiraz University, he completed a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Thoms E. Starzl Transplantation Institute in Pittsburgh, Pa., and a fellowship in transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh Children's Hospital. He was appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 2005.

Education & Professional Highlights

Appointed
2005

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pediatric Multiorgan Transplantation
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1994

Fellowship - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/Thoms E. Starzl Transplantation Institut
Adult Abdominal Multiorgan Transplantation
Pittsburgh, PA USA
1994

Residency - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences & Health Services
General Surgery
Shiraz,
1983

Medical Education - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences & Health Services
Shiraz,
1978

Internship - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences & Health Services
Rotating
Shiraz,
1978

Medical Education - Parkland Memorial Hospital
Observership
Dallas, TX USA
1977

Undergraduate - Shiraz Medical School
Pre-Med

1972

Graduate School - Reference Source

Specialty Interests

Hepatitis B, hepatitis C., hepatobiliary surgery, hepatobiliary surgery, hepatocellular carcinoma, immunosuppression, intestinal transplant and surgery, liver, liver and pancreas transplantation, liver transplantation, portal hypertension, liver transplantation in HIV positive patients, living donor liver transplantation, liver surgery, organ donation, pediatric liver transplant, organ recovery and preservation

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Overall		Star Ratings 4.9 out of 5
Explains	4.9
Listens	5
Courtesy, Respect & Concern	5
Patient Rating of Doctor	4.9

4 Patient Comments

Reviewed on Jan 18, 2023

Both the doctor and coordinator were wonderful.

Reviewed on Dec 19, 2022

Dr. Eghtesad has been my doctor for 11+ years. He cares for me as a person and not just as a patient. I completely trust his recommendations and am so grateful for the couple times he has more or less saved my life. He is a gifted surgeon and has a wonderful bedside manner. If only all practitioners were this knowledgeable, patient, and compassionate!

Reviewed on Nov 21, 2022

Dr e was excellent!

Reviewed on May 16, 2022

Very Caring Doctor and he has been very Good to me. Dr. Bijan saved my Life and Continues to Improve on my Care.

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