Dr Adil S. Wakil, MD

Great Doctor, explained every items on my test results, listened to my concerns and questions. wonderful staff members.

On January 2011 I was diagnosed with advanced Non-Alcoholic Cirrhosis of the Liver. My liver was not working properly and the only alternative to an imminent death was a liver transplant. I was referred to by my gastroenterologist Dr. Adil S. Wakil at the CPMC Liver Transplant Department. The first day my wife and I visited the clinic, we were both in a high state of anxiety, fear, and hopelessness. At that first meeting, Dr. Wakil explained the options that were available to me, the process to be followed to be placed in the waiting list to receive a liver, and most of all, he answered all our questions. What my wife and I remember most vividly is walking out of his office with HOPE, and the realization that we were not alone: Dr. Wakil, and his support team would walk with us all the way through this journey. I was scheduled for a rigorous three-day evaluation process which consisted of a series of appointments and very thorough tests to determine if I qualified for a transplant. … This screening is necessary because of the shortage of donated organs and the high levels of demand. They must feel confident that the procedure will have the highest possible rate of success. I was assigned a team that consisted of a nutritionist, a surgeon, a social worker, a nurse practitioner, and a health insurance coordinator. In addition, I was offered the option of participating in a support group. The staff took care of contacting the insurance to get the needed authorizations. I was fortunate to qualify and I was placed on the waiting list. After waiting for almost four years, on January 27, 2015, I got a call that there was a liver available for me. I received my new liver on January 28, 2015. This year, January 28, 2024 will be the ninth anniversary of my transplantation. The whole experience for me and my wife in retrospect, seems almost unreal. Staying alive long enough to get an organ is like running a marathon. You just must keep at it, nonstop. What made it all possible were the doctors and the teamwork involved under the direction of Dr. Adil S. Wakil. Nurse Karen Devaney, the surgeon assigned to me, Dr. John M. Rabkin, and the rest of the support staff run a flawlessly coordinated operation that continuously saves lives. They all deserve our unqualified thanks and eternal gratitude and are not only professionals who know what they are doing, organizers who have all the details of their work under control, but above all, people who treat you not like a number in a file, but as a person who is scared and hoping that the end is not just around the corner. The same was true of the service and nursing staff at the hospital. They were waiting for me when I arrived. I was wheeled into my room where a group of nurses were ready to prep me for the procedure. They had to make sure that my vitals were sound, my heart strong, and my spirit content with what was about to happen. There is not enough that I can say about Dr. Adil S. Wakil. The days following my hospital release, he and his staff would call me home to check how I was doing. Every time I had a follow-up appointment was like attending a master class. He is well organized, detailed in his analysis, and meticulously takes notes. • He would ask how I was doing as he focused on reviewing my latest lab results. • He would then compare these with previous ones, to detect patterns that assist in foreseeing future developments. • He would study how the results for some functions compared to others, like liver function vs kidney function. This is important since organs do not exist in isolation but relate to one another. • Subsequently, he would review all the antirejection medications and adjust the doses, if necessary, as well as discuss the frequency of lab work. • Then came the physical exam. He would review all vitals already added to the file by one of the nurses, and then proceed to check my heart rhythm, my breathing patterns and palpate my abdomen to evaluate the condit

Amazing physician and great team at CPMC. He is the only hepatologist providing services to patients in my area of Northern California. My primary care doctors were stumped by my problem but Dr. Wakil figured it out quickly and got me started on medications that I think literally saved my life. His expertise is amazing and he was kind and compassionate.

Great Doc., punctual, and caring. Takes his time, asks questions and above all listens. At op notch physician.

Patients' Advocate Upon the recommendation of my primary physician, and after doing my own thorough research, I went to see Dr. Ed Wakil for my medical condition. I found that he was a senior fellow in one of the premiere treatment and research center for hepatitis in the world. I choose Dr. Wakil after I got disappointed and discouraged by the first gastrologist I met. It seemed that based on my test results he had already given up on me. My first visit with Dr. Wakil was both cordial and informative. He thoroughly explained my condition (I must add my grave condition) and my options. I left his office disappointed at him, at myself, the world and above all hopeless. When I did not show up for the follow up appointment (I, too, gave up on myself), I received a call from Dr. Wakil himself inviting me back and assuring me that he would work with me to explore all possible solutions and that I should not give up. I went back and we tried a few treatment options for a couple of years… with viral load still persisting. It was during this time that I also found in Dr. Wakil a great advocate communicating and convincing my medical insurance at every step that these treatments were needed. Finally, through the care and attention of Dr. Wakil we got the viral under control and subsequently in clear. This was 15 years ago. I am now a healthy, hopeful, and active person with all my vital numbers normal. I could have not done this without Dr. Wakil's expertise guidance, persistence, advocacy and dedication. I have been under the care of Dr. Wakil for the last 18 years, and have been visiting him once a year. All these years whenever I needed his advice and have had questions about vaccinations, various drugs side effects and other related issues, I would have received his responses within 24-48 hours after my inquires. Throughout all this time I have witnessed Dr. Wakil's dedication to his patients, advancements in medical science and the well-being of the community. He is a good listener, with straight forward answers always rooted in science and in his vast experience. As a researcher myself, I often do my own research before my visits. I have found him current and up-to-date with the most recent research, clinical trials and latest advances in hepatology medical science. He is both a practitioner and scientist involved in research and various stages of trials for new medications and treatments. I am immensely thankful for having Dr. Wakil as my physician.

He is very professional, personable and extremely thorough. Very detailed and take ample time to explain treatment options

Screams at patient, lies about results, lazy pattern in this pyscho of a dr. Stay away and complain to sutter health

Unfortunately he is my doctor and I cannot change because of insurance. Since my first appointment he has been rude, condescending and just doesn't give a hoot. I realize I am am alcoholic (sober since I got sick or knew that I was) but he treats me as if I am stumbling in there with a bottle of booze in my hand not giving a rats about my health. I am very much seeking help to save my life and I AM clean & sober - I DO want to live and should be given the same care as anyone else. He NEVER returns my patient portal emails, never will fill a prescription, never give nutrition advice except basically not to eat anything - no salt, no fat, no sugar, no grains, etc. He won't tell give me a plan and any idea of how good or bad I am doing. He always just blows me off to my primary care who is the one who sent me to him for HIS help. DO NOT go to him if you have a choice.

No treatment or testing by design, muslim medical. Acted very unprofessional, lied about almost every thing. Very dangerous Doctor. He wants you to pass. Refuses needed non narcotic life saving drugs. Failure and lies to never diagnose and treat. Very strange appearance. This is obvious muslim medical by design. If you are not muslim, you are harmed by this odd, obnoxious, lying, hurt you by design muslim.

Dr. Wakil is profession and very thorough and he accurately diagnosed me with a problem and immediatedly gave me a problem to follow. He is excellent indeed.