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Dr. Giuliano Testa, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology, Transplant Surgery
Accepting new patients
37 years of experience
Baylor Scott & White Liver and Pancreas Disease Center - Dallas 3410 Worth St Ste 850, Dallas, TX 75246
(214) 820-1756

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Brief Intro

Dr. Testa is a Clinical Professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas. He is Chief of Abdominal Transplant at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health and Chairman of the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute.He specializes in living donor liver transplantation and is the principal investigator of the Uterine Transplant Clinical Trial that resulted in the first U.S. birth of a baby following uterine transplant. Dr. Testa was honored in 2018 as one of TIME Magazine's Top 100 for leading the medical team that performed the first successful uterus transplants in the nation. Dr. Testa is a graduate of t he University of Padova Medical School in Italy. After graduating cum laude, he completed a residency in general surgery at the same university. He went on to complete a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago and then a fellowship in abdominal organ transplant at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Later at the University of Essen in Germany, he was instrumental in starting the first adult living donor liver transplant program in Europe. Dr. Testa returned to the U.S. in 2001, where he served as Director of Liver Transplant at the University of Illinois. In 2005, he moved to the University of Chicago where he rose to the rank of Professor of Surgery and served as Director of Liver Transplant and Hepatobilliary Surgery.Read more about Dr. Testa's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library.Dr. Testa returned to Baylor University Medical Center in 2011 to lead the Living Donor Liver Program. He became Chief of Abdominal Transplant for the Annette C. and Harold C. Simmons Transplant Institute in 2017.Dr. Testa is author or co-author of more than 160 publications and several book chapters. He is a recognized authority in Uterus Transplantation and Living Donor Liver Transplantation. His other interests include complex liver surgery of benign and malignant diseases.Read more about Dr. TestaDr. Testa has been named one of Texas Monthly's Texas Super Doctors for over 10 years earning him a place on Texas Monthly's Hall of Fame list.

Education Background

FELLOWSHIP

Maclean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics - 2008

Baylor University Medical Center - 1998

RESIDENCY

University of Chicago Hospitals - 1996

University of Chicago - 1996

University of Padova - 1993

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University of Padova - 1988

Languages Spoken

German
Italian
English

Location & Hours

3410 Worth St Ste 850, Dallas, TX 75246

Specialties Treated

Reproductive Endocrinology
Transplant Surgery
Obstetrics & Gynecology

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

Humana
Parkland Community Health Plan
AmeriGroup
Medicaid
Oscar Health Insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
CHAMPVA
UnitedHealthcare
Tricare
HealthSmart
FirstCare Health Plans
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan
Aetna

Cancer 66
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 67
Orthopedics 124
Neurology & Neurosurgery 104
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
Children's Hospital 23
Urology 117
Psychiatry 96
Geriatrics 115
Rehabilitation 139
Obsterics & Gynecology 13
Ophthalmology 2
Ear, Nose & Throat 10
Rheumatology 2
Long Term Care 50
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60