Experts at the UPMC Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Center

At the UPMC Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Center, our team of skilled surgeons, nutritionists, nurses, and other professionals will guide you through each step of the transplant process. Learn more about our surgeons:

Guilherme Costa, MD

Dr. Costa is assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a recipient of the 2001 American Society of Transplantation Young Investigator Award for his research in liver transplantation for HIV-positive patients.

Highlights of Dr. Costa's Training

  • General surgery and transplant surgery residencies
  • Transplant surgery research fellowship
  • Clinical fellowship

Dr. Costa's Research Interests

  • Immunological monitoring of alloimmunity and transplant tolerance
  • Donor-specific antibodies and chronic intestinal allograft rejection


Hiroshi Sogawa, MD, FACS

Dr. Sogawa is a board-certified surgeon with the UPMC Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Center and assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Highlights of Dr. Sogawa’s Training

  • General surgery and gastrointestinal surgery residencies
  • Multi-organ transplant fellowship
  • Transplant research fellowship

Dr. Sogawa’s Research Interests

  • Liver, intestine, and multi-visceral transplantation
  • Living donor transplant and pediatric transplant
  • Tolerance induction


Adam Slivka, MD, PhD

Dr. Slivka is associate chief, clinical services with the UPMC Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition and professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

Highlights of Dr. Slivka’s Training

  • Internship, Brigham & Women's Hospital
  • Medical Residency, Brigham & Women's Hospital
  • Clinical & Research Fellowships - Gastroenterology, Brigham Women's Hospital
  • 3rd Tier Interventional Gastroenterology Fellow, Brigham Women's Hospital

Dr. Slivka’s Research Interests

  • Pancreaticobiliary Diseases
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
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Contact Us

For more information or to refer a patient to the Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Center:

  • Phone:
    1-877-640-6746 or
    412-647-5800
  • 24-hour physician referral line:
    1-800-544-2500
  • Fax: 412-647-5070
  • E-mail:
    transplant@upmc.edu

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