Expert Details
Transplant Surgery, Hepatobiliary Surgery & Renal/Liver Transplantation
ID: 726877
Ohio, USA
Surgical Interests include: Abdominal transplantation ( Liver, Kidney,Pancreas), Laparoscopic Hepatic resections, Donor nephrectomy, Hepato-Biliary surgery
Research Interests include: Hepatic steatosis and Primary Nonfunction, UCP2 and TLR4 and Ischemia Reperfusion, Herbal metabolism and Immunosuppresion, Racial Disparities, Clinical Trials
EXPERTISE
Hepatic Resections
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy
Laparoscopic Surgery
Liver Disease
Renal Disease
Transplant Surgery
Vascular Access Surgery
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1993 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Immunology | Institution: Medical University of South Carolina |
| Year: 1987 | Degree: MD | Subject: Medicine | Institution: Temple University School of Medicine |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: BS | Subject: Biology | Institution: Layfayette College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2018 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: James A. Schulak MD Endowed Director of the UH Transplant Institute | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Division Chief Transplant/ Hepatobiliary Surgery; Professor of Surgery | Department: |
Responsibilities:Surgical Interests include: Abdominal transplantation ( Liver, Kidney,Pancreas), Laparoscopic Hepatic resections, Donor nephrectomy, Hepato-Biliary surgeryResearch Interests include: Hepatic steatosis and Primary Nonfunction, UCP2 and TLR4 and Ischemia Reperfusion, Herbal metabolism and Immunosuppresion, Racial Disparities, Clinical Trials |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Vice Chairman of Research Department of Surgery / Director Transplant Institute | Department: |
Responsibilities:Director of the Multi-organ Transplant Institute which Includes : Heart, Lung, Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplant |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1998 to 2017 | Employer: Medical University of South Carolina | Title: Professor of Surgery, Microbiology and Immunology | Department: |
Responsibilities:Surgical Interests include: Abdominal transplantation ( Liver, Kidney,Pancreas), Laparoscopic Hepatic resections, Donor nephrectomy, Hepato-Biliary surgeryResearch Interests include: Hepatic steatosis and Primary Nonfunction, UCP2 and TLR4 and Ischemia Reperfusion, Herbal metabolism and Immunosuppresion, Racial Disparities |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Association for Academic Surgery American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association of Immunologists American College of Surgeons American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association American Medical Association American Society of Transplant Surgery American Surgical Association Charleston County Medical Society International Liver Transplantation Society Sigma Xi Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Society of Leukocyte Biology South Carolina Medical Association Southern Medical Association Southern Surgical Assn membership South Carolina Surgical Society Society of University Surgeons Surgical Biology Club III |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Certification: 1997 American Board of Surgery 2006 Re-certification American Board of Surgery Licensure: 1989-1996 Pennsylvania 1990-present South Carolina 1996-1998 Maryland 2001 – 2002 Tennessee 2016 – Present Ohio |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Awards and Honors: Class of 191x Trophy - Scholar Athlete, Lafayette College Cum Laude, Biology Seniors Honors Program Lafayette College Nominee, NCAA Scholar Athlete Scholarship Sigma Xi MUSC Postdoctoral Student Research Award Seventh Annual Flow Cytometry Young Investigator Award Eighth Annual Flow Cytometry Young Investigator Award MUSC Postdoctoral Student Research Award South Carolina ACS - Resident Research Award Gold Medal Paper - Southeastern Surgical Congress AOA American Society of Transplant Surgeons Faculty Development Award Golden Apple Nominee x4 years Nominee for Health Sciences Foundation Teaching Excellence Award in the Educator-Mentor category American Society of Transplant Surgeon Roche Laboratories Presidential Travel Award American Society of Transplant Surgeons Vanguard Prize |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Service on National Commissions: 21 Community Service Activities: 6 Editorial Boards: 1 Ad Hoc Reviewer: 14 Invited Presentations: 85 Publications (Peer Reviewed): 237 Abstracts: 313 Book Chapters: 9 Extramural Grants: 23 |