Oren K. Fix, MD, MSc

Professor of Medicine; Medical Director, Liver Transplantation

UNC Health Provider

UNC Health providers are employed by an organization within UNC Health.

Specialties

Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Transplant
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM 8:00 AM - 4:30 PMClosed Today Closed Today
Accepting New Patients

Location Information

UNC Hospitals Jason Ray Transplant Clinic
101 Manning Drive
Fourth Floor
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
US
On Public Transportation, Handicap Accessible
Phone:
Fax:
984-974-5595

Hours

Day of the WeekHours
Monday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed

About the Provider

Specialties

  • Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Transplant

Provider Details

Type: Clinician, Researcher
Gender: Male

About Oren K. Fix, MD, MSc

Medical School

  • University at Buffalo, 1999

Fellowship

  • University of California, San Francisco, 2005 - 2006
  • Area: Transplant Hepatology

Fellowship

  • Boston Medical Center, 2002 - 2005
  • Area: Gastroenterology

Master of Science

  • Boston University, 2005
  • Area: Epidemiology

Internship and Residency

  • Boston Medical Center, 1999 - 2002
  • Area: Internal Medicine

Certifications

  • Internal Medicine, Board Certified, 2002
  • Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology, Board Certified, 2005
  • Internal Medicine-Transplant Hepatology, Board Certified, 2006
  • Preventive Medicine-Clinical Informatics, Board Certified, 2019
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), liver biopsy, acute liver failure, medical education and training, alcohol-associated hepatitis
Liver transplantation, acute liver failure, chronic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, alcohol-associated liver disease, metabolic fatty liver disease, hepatitis C, hepatitis B, autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, Wilson's disease, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Commercial Plans (Other than Aetna Whole Health)
  • Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)
  • Aetna Medicare Advantage Plans (Other than Aetna Prime HMO)
  • AmeriHealth Caritas North Carolina Medicaid
  • BCBSNC Commercial Plans
  • North Carolina State Employees Health Benefit Plan (Active employees)
  • BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance
  • BCBSNC Medicare Advantage (Other than Experience Health)
  • Healthy Blue Medicaid
  • Carolina Complete Health Medicaid (Centene)
  • Cigna Commercial Plans (Other than Cigna Connect)
  • Cigna Secure Medicare Advantage
  • Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)
  • Humana Medicare Advantage PPO
  • Humana Medicare Private Fee-for-Service
  • North Carolina State Employee Health Benefit Plan (Medicare Advantage for retirees)
  • Liberty Advantage Medicare Advantage
  • MedCost PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare Commercial Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
  • UnitedHealthcare Exchange (ACA) Plans
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Medicaid
  • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
  • WellCare of North Carolina Medicaid
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