Madhukar S. Patel, M.D., M.B.A, Sc.M. is an abdominal transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX, USA), where he is the Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program. His clinical focus is on addressing the needs of patients with benign and malignant hepatobiliary disease, especially those who are unresectable and are candidates for living and/or deceased donor liver transplantation. Dr. Patel is actively involved in research as a Dedman Family Scholar and director of the Advancing Surgical Transplantation Research Outcomes (ASTRO) group. He is focused on developing strategies to increase the number and improve the quality of organs available for transplant, as well as to develop pathways to optimize clinical outcomes after liver transplantation.