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Dr. Preston Furn Foster, MD

Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Hepatology
44 years of experience
Methodist Specialty And Transplant Hospital 8026 EWING HALSELL DR, San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 575-8110

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Brief Intro

Dr. Foster graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, obtained his medical degree at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, and trained in general surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis. He participated in one of the only two liver transplant programs in the country as a resident during the very early years of liver transplantation. Dr. Foster moved to Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago as one of the first fellows in transplantation surgery certified by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. He is also board certified in general surgery, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Foster joined the Rush transplant team as an attending physician in 1988 and served on the Transplantation Surgery faculty at Rush. He staffed more than 700 liver transplants and participated in the care of thousands of liver failure patients during his tenure at Rush, making him one of the most experienced active liver transplant surgeons in the country. He joined Texas Transplant Institute in 2000 to establish the Liver Transplant Program. Dr. Foster is widely published on the topics of liver and small intestinal transplantation, immunosuppressant strategies and medications, and contributed to one of the first textbooks written on liver transplantation (Hepatic Transplantation, Saunders, 1990). See more at: http://methodistphysicianpractices.com/physicians/profile/Preston-F-Foster-MD-FACS#sthash.nIkFQSb2.dpuf

Education Background

RESIDENCY

University Of Tennessee Health Science Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Mcgovern Medical School At The Univ Of Texas Health Science Ctr At Houston - 1981

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Location & Hours

Texas Transplant Institute
8026 EWING HALSELL DR, San Antonio, TX 78229
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

Transplant Surgery
Surgery
Hepatology

Conditions Addressed

Cirrhosis
Chronic Renal Disease

Procedures Performed

Kidney Transplant
Liver Transplant

Insurance Accepted

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

Humana
Security Life
Cigna-HealthSpring
Medicare
Gilsbar 360 Alliance
Medicaid
UnitedHealthcare
CHAMPVA
Devoted Health
Oscar Health Insurance
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia
Cigna
AARP
Three Rivers Providers Network (TRPN)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Physicians Mutual
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
Aetna
Optum Health
Anthem Blue Cross
Tricare
Molina Healthcare

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