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Dr. Timothy Michael Schmitt, MD

Surgery, Transplant Surgery
26 years of experience
The Center For Advanced Heart Care At The University Of Kansas Hospital 4000 Cambridge St, Kansas, KS 66160

Overview
Location
Expertise
Insurance

Brief Intro

Dr. Schmitt was trained extensively in pediatric liver transplantation and multiviceral transplantation as a fellow at the University Nebraska. He performed the first small bowel transplant at the University of Virginia and is in the process of expanding the pediatric liver transplant program. Dr. Schmitt revived the cadaveric pediatric liver transplant option at the University of Virginia. He also performs living donor and split liver transplantations, the process in which a whole liver from a donor is divided into two separate grafts for two patients. He specializes in liver surgery, both open and minimally invasive, and also manages patients with bile duct and pancreas issues. Dr. Schmitt has extensive experience taking care of surgical problems in patients with end stage liver disease (cirrhosis).

Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Creighton University School Of Medicine - 1999

Languages Spoken

Spanish
English

Location & Hours

University Of Kansas Physicians
4000 Cambridge St, Kansas, KS 66160
Mon:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tue:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wed:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thu:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fri:8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

Surgery
Transplant Surgery

Conditions Addressed

Cholelethiasis or Cholecystitis
Rectal, Abdomen, Small Intestines, or Colon Cancer

Procedures Performed

Gallbladder Removal
Bariatric Surgery
Hernia Repair
Sigmoidoscopy
Appendectomy
Liver Biopsy
Spleen Surgey
Nephrectomy
Colonoscopy
Small Bowel Resection
Sigmoidoscopy
Liver Transplant
Cholecystectomy
Kidney Transplant
Skin Surgery

Insurance Accepted

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

Medicaid
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Aetna Better Health
Mutual of Omaha
Medicare
Humana
Optum Health
UnitedHealthcare
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
Aetna
Quiktrip
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
Cigna
Wellcare

Cancer 7
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 7
Orthopedics 19
Neurology & Neurosurgery 11
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 14
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 14
Diabetes & Endocrinology 5
Children's Hospital 2
Urology 13
Psychiatry 17
Geriatrics 14
Rehabilitation 19
Obsterics & Gynecology 3
Ear, Nose & Throat 1
Long Term Care 3
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 13