Hector E. Nazario MD

About Hector E. Nazario, MD

Dr. Hector Nazario is the Chief of Division of Hepatology. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he served as assistant clinical professor for the hospital’s liver transplant center. Dr. Nazario then completed a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, followed by a transplant hepatology fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Dr. Nazario specializes in the management of viral hepatitis, cholestatic and autoimmune liver diseases, complications of portal hypertension, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, adult liver transplantation, medical complications after liver transplantation, and other gastrointestinal disorders.

He is a member of the American Gastroenterology Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. Dr. Nazario participates in clinical research and is actively involved in teaching.

Read Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) from the book Liver Transplantation – Basic Issues by Dr. Alejandro Mejia, Dr. Hector Nazario, and Dr. Parvez Mantry.

"Providing the patient with knowledge about their medical problems is always the first line of treatment. A well-informed patient is an active member of the team approach needed to tackle diseases or any medical condition."

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)


Member of the American Gastroenterological Association


Member of the American College of Gastroenterology


Member of the American Society of Transplantation


Member of the International Liver Transplantation Society

"Outside of medicine, I enjoy cycling throughout Dallas/Tarrant County as well as live music and sports events. I also love spending time with my family and traveling."