Question 1

How are the best Transplant hepatology residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Transplant hepatology programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Transplant hepatology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine currently ranks first among Transplant hepatology programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Transplant hepatology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Transplant hepatology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Transplant hepatology program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	99
2	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	97
3	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	97
4	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	97
5	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	97
6	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	97
7	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	97
8	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	97
9	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	95
10	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	94
11	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	91
12	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	91
13	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	89
14	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	87
15	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	87
16	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	87
17	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	87
18	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	87
19	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	4	87
20	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	84
21	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	81
22	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	81
23	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	81
24	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	81
25	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	78
26	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, TX	3	78
27	Baylor University Medical Center	Dallas, TX	3	78
28	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	78
29	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	78
30	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine	Omaha, NE	3	78
31	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Washington, DC	3	78
32	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	77
33	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	74
34	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	74
35	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	72
36	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	72
37	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	71
38	University of Maryland Program	Baltimore, MD	2	69
39	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	69
40	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	63
41	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	63
42	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	63
43	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	63
44	Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood, IL	3	63
45	University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago	Chicago, IL	3	63
46	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	63
47	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	63
48	Rutgers Health	Newark, NJ	1	59
49	University of Miami/Jackson Health System	Miami, FL	1	59
50	Henry Ford Health	Detroit, MI	3	55

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