Provider Details
Languages Spoken
Yiddish, English
Gender
Female
About Linda S. Sher , MD
Linda S. Sher, MD, FACS, is a highly respected expert in abdominal organ transplantation. She specializes in kidney, liver and pancreas transplant surgery, including living donor transplants.
Dr. Sher is also an active researcher, focusing her efforts on decreasing the side effects of medications that are used to suppress the immune system after transplant surgery as well as identifying better ways to detect organ rejection after transplant.
As chief of the division of clinical research for the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Dr. Sher oversees the implementation of clinical trials for the entire department. She is also a dedicated teacher, training new generations of transplant surgeons.
Dr. Sher grew up in New York. Away from work, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling and movies.
Experience
Specialties
- Transplant Surgery
- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery
- Kidney Transplant Surgery
- Liver Transplant Surgery
Areas of Focus
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Kidney Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant Surgery, Liver Resection, Living-Donor Liver Transplantation, Immunosuppression, Chronic Rejection
Academic Title
Division Chief for Clinical Research
Insurances Accepted
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- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross Covered California
- Anthem Blue Cross Prudent Buyer
- Beech Street Corporation /WC
- Blue Shield Covered California
- Blue Shield of California
- Brand New Day
- ChoiceCare Network
- CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health
- GEHA
- Great-West Healthcare of California, Inc.
- Health Net
- Health Net Covered California
- Health Plans of Nevada
- Interplan
- Kern Health Systems
- Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers Health & Welfare
- Marian Health Services
- MultiPlan
- NEXT
- Pacificare
- Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
- Private Health Care Systems
- Take Care (GUAM)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance (UHC)
- Union Roofers Health & Welfare Fund
- United Healthcare
- USC Network
- Watchtower
- Medicare
Ratings and Reviews
- Provider Explanations Easy to Understand
- Provider Gave Easy to Understand Instructions
- Provider Showed Respect
- Provider Listened Carefully
- Provider Knew Medical History
- Provider Spent Enough Time
