Summary

Dr Alba is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and transplant hepatology. She is associate medical director for Saint Luke's Liver Transplant Program and serves as the assistant program director for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Gastroenterology and Hepatology Fellowship Program.
Her areas of expertise include women's digestive health, liver disease and liver transplantation. Dr Alba is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Quick Facts

  • accepting new patients
  • 3.6
  • 32 years of experience
  • 25 insurance plans accepted
  • speaks Spanish, English
  • University Of Missouri At Kansas City
  • 3 written reviews
  • 2 specialties
  • 12 areas of expertise
  • 2 board certifications
  • 1 hospital affiliation
  • 2 office locations

Office Locations

Dr. Laura M Alba has 2 locations

Saint Luke's Pulmonary Specialists-South

12330 Metcalf Ave Ste 420DOverland Park, KS 66213
Mon8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Tue8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Wed8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Thu8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Fri8:00 am - 4:30 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed

Saint Luke's Hospital Abdominal Transplant and Multispecialty Clinic (Transplant)

4321 Washington St Ste 4000BKansas City, MO 64111
Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed

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Transplant SurgeryGastroenterologySurgeryTransplant Surgery
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3.6 
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32 Years of Experience 36 Years of Experience 22 Years of Experience 16 Years of Experience
No Virtual Visit Option No Virtual Visit Option No Virtual Visit Option No Virtual Visit Option
Speaks Spanish, English Speaks Spanish, English Speaks English
Overland Park , KSShawnee , KSOverland Park , KSMerriam , KS
Med School: Universidad Autonoma De San Luis Potosi Facultad De Medicina Med School: University Of Iowa Med School: Sri Venkateswara Medical College Med School: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College
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Insurance Plans Accepted by Dr. Laura M Alba

  • AARP
  • Aetna
  • Aetna Better Health
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska
  • Cigna
  • Cigna-HealthSpring
  • Empire Plan
  • Humana
  • Medica
  • Medicaid - Medicaid
  • Medicaid - Medicaid (Managed)
  • Medicare
  • Medicare - Medicare
  • Meritain Health
  • Optum Health
  • Tricare
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UnitedHealthcare - HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare - Medicare
  • UnitedHealthcare - PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • WPS Health Plan
  • WPS Health Plan - Medicare

Medical Specialties

Dr. Laura M Alba has the following 2 specialties

Specialty Expertise

Dr. Laura M Alba has the following 12 areas of expertise

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Acid Reflux Disease (Gastroesophageal Reflux / GERD)
  • Acid Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Celiac Disease
  • Chronic Hepatitis
  • Colonoscopy
  • Constipation
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hepatitis C
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Transplant Surgeon
  • Ulcerative Colitis

Certifications, License, & Education

32 Years Experience

MEDICAL LICENSE

Medical Doctor, Missouri, 2026, Expired
Medical Doctor, Kansas, 2026, Active

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Residency

University Of Missouri At Kansas City

Medical School

Universidad Autonoma De San Luis Potosi Facultad De MedicinaGraduated in 1994

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Dr. Laura Alba is affiliated with Saint Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City.
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