Fernando E Membreno, MD

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Fernando Membreno, MD is a Board Certified Transplant Hepatologist with a special interest in liver cancer and research. He practices at the Texas Transplant Institute at Methodist Hospital | Specialty and Transplant. His career as a hepatologist brought him to San Antonio in 2006. Since then his practice of medicine has been devoted to the care of patients with all types of liver diseases. His academic interests are focused on researching new therapies for hepatitis C and liver cancer. Dr. Membreno graduated cum laude probatus from medical school at the Autonomous School of Medicine in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1995 and he completed his internal medicine residency at Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, New York. Due to his interest in liver diseases he completed a gastroenterology/hepatology fellowship and a Master of Science degree in clinical research at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He then pursued further experience in liver transplantation at the University of Colorado/VA Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Dr. Membreno also served as an associate faculty professor at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and worked as a transplant hepatologist. Dr. Membreno has returned to Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, bringing new ideas that will take the Liver Transplant Program to the next stage of development for the benefit of patients with all kinds of liver diseases both in San Antonio and in the surrounding areas. Dr. Membreno has been a co-investigator in many clinical trials using the newest antiviral medications for the treatment of hepatitis C, and has concentrated his efforts on the investigation of new treatments for liver cancer. He is a member of a number of professional organizations, including American Gastroenterology Association, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

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Fax: (210) 510-7075

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Membreno, Fernando, MD

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Physicians & Surgeons, Physicians & Surgeons, Gastroenterology (Stomach & Intestines), Physicians & Surgeons, Internal Medicine, Physicians & Surgeons, Organ Transplants

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Specialties: Transplant Hepatologist, Hepatologist (Liver, Gallbladder & Pancreas), Gastroenterology

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Phone: (210) 575-4837

Address: 8201 Ewing Halsell Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229

Website: https://methodistphysicianpractices.com/location/texas-transplant-specialist