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Chandrashekhar A. Kubal, MD, PhD

IU Health

Transplant Surgery

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Biography

Dr. Shekhar Kubal’s area of clinical practice is adult and pediatric liver and intestine/multivisceral transplantation. He is the Chief of Liver & Intestine Transplant Section and Associate Chief of Abdominal Transplant Surgery Division. He also serves as the surgical director of the IU Health adult and living donor liver transplant program. Under Dr. Kubal’s leadership, this program has expanded the donor pool through surgical innovation and consistently ranks in the top 10 in the country for liver transplant volume. IU Health ranked No. 3 for liver transplant volume in 2018.

His clinical interests include living donor liver transplantation, and improving access to liver transplantation. His research interests include fatty liver disease, ischemic reperfusion injury in liver transplantation and liver regeneration.

Dr. Kubal is a professor of surgery at Indiana University School of Medicine. He received his MD degree and residency training at Mumbai University in India. He completed a PhD in transplant research at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, after earning membership to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Dr. Kubal began his abdominal transplant surgery fellowship at IU School of Medicine in 2008 and subsequently joined the faculty.

He has served as the Region 10 representative for the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Liver Intestine Transplant Committee. He also is a member of the Indiana Donor Network advisory board.

Insurance

Insurance plans accepted by this provider are below.

American Health Plan of Indiana/Majestic Care Management (I-SNP Only)
Cigna
Community Health Alliance
Community Health System
Coventry/First Health
Deaconess OneCare
Lutheran Preferred
MultiPlan/PHCS
NaphCare
Sagamore Health Network
Select Health Network
SIHO
Suburban Health Organization

Note: Although this listing was accurate at the time of posting, insurances change regularly, and insurance plans listed may not be accepted at all office locations for this provider. Please confirm with your insurance company that this provider is covered by your plan before your appointment.

Locations
Specialties & Details

Specialties:

Transplant Surgery

Conditions & Treatments:

Adult & Pediatric Liver Transplantation, Adult & Pediatric Intestine/Multivisceral Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Transplant, Intestine Transplant, Multivisceral Transplant

Education

Doctorate:

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

School of Medicine:

Mumbai University, India

Internship:

Mumbai University, India

Fellowship:

Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN

Hospitals & Affiliations

Hospital Privileges:

IU Health Methodist/IU Health University

Physician Group:

IU Health Medical Group

Research

Research Publications
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