Themistoklis Kourkoumpetis, MD, MPH

Themistoklis Kourkoumpetis MD, MPH, is a transplant hepatology physician specializing in the care of patients before and after liver transplantation, and focuses in the treatment of liver conditions such as cirrhosis, fatty liver, and alcohol-related liver disease. Before joining Baylor Scott & White's Liver Consultants of Texas - Fort Worth, Dr. Kourkoumpetis completed his advanced transplant hepatology training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, where he received Northwestern University's Transplant Innovations Endowment Award. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology.

A native of Greece, Dr. Kourkoumpetis earned his MD from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He went on to complete a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard followed by his internal medicine residency training at Boston University. Dr. Kourkoumpetis then completed his gastroenterology training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston where he also received a Master of Public Health at the University of Texas School of Public Health.

Dr. Kourkoumpetis has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers, national and international abstracts, and book chapters in liver disease and associated infectious diseases. He continues research in improving outcomes among liver transplant patients and is the principal investigator in a study regarding microbiome's role in liver transplant rejection. Dr. Kourkoumpetis is a self-taught drum and guitar player and looks forward to long Texas road trips with his wife and dog.

Read more about Dr. Kourkoumpetis's publications on PubMed.gov and the Baylor Health Sciences Library.

Read Dr. Kourkoumpetis's article, "10 early signs and symptoms of liver disease".