Assistant Professor
Ty B. Dunn, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
M.D.:
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis MN, 1994
M.S. in Surgery:
University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate College, Chicago IL, 1998
Residency, General Surgery:
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL, 1994-02
Fellowship, Transplant Surgery:
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, 2003-04
Research Interests:
Hepatocyte transplantation.
Ischemia reperfusion and impact on outcomes after solid organ transplant.
Outcomes after solid organ transplant and steroid avoidance – cost analysis.
Care of the diabetic transplant patient.
Abhinav Humar, M.D.
Professor
General and Transplant Surgery
Director, Living Donor Program
M.D.:
University of Ottawa, 1988
Residency:
University of Ottawa, 1988-96
Fellowships:
University of Western Ontario, Transplant, 1996
University of Minnesota, Transplant Surgery, 1996-98
Special Clinical Interests:
Liver and Intestinal Transplantation
Research Interests:
Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Outcomes
Raja Kandaswamy, M.D.
Associate Professor
General and Transplant Surgery
Director, Procurement
M.B.B.S.:
Kilpauk Medical College, University of Madras, India, 1988
Residency:
Howard University, General Surgery, 1992-97
Fellowship:
University of Minnesota, Multiorgan Transplant Surgery, 1997-99
Special Clinical Interests:
Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Research Interests:
Islet Transplantation and Immune Tolerance
Arthur J. Matas, M.D.
Professor
Director, Renal Transplant Program
M.D.:
University of Manitoba, 1972
Residency:
University of Minnesota, 1972-79
Special Clinical Interests:
Renal and Kidney Transplant Surgery
Research Interests:
Immunosuppressive Drugs
Transplant Complications
John S. Najarian, M.D.
Clinical Professor
Transplant Surgery
M.D.:
University of California, San Francisco, 1952
Residency:
University of California, San Francisco, 1952-60
Fellowships:
University of Pittsburgh Medical School, National Institutes of Health, Immunopathology, 1960-61
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, National Institutes of Health, Tissue Transplantation Immunology, 1961-63
Special Clinical Interests:
General, Vascular, and Transplant Surgery
Research Interests:
Diabetic Transplantation
Organ Preservation
Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplantation
Immunosuppression
William D. Payne, M.D.
Professor
Director, Liver Transplant Program
M.D.:
St. Louis University, 1972
Residency:
University of Minnesota, 1972-1979
Fellowship:
University of Minnesota, Transplantation, 1980
Special Clinical Interests:
Vascular Surgery
Aortic Aneurysm
Venous Disease
Visceral Artery Disease
Liver Transplant Surgery
Research Interests:
Bioartificial Support for Liver Failure
David E.R. Sutherland, M.D., Ph.D.M.D.:
University of Minnesota, 1966
Ph.D.:
University of Minnesota, Surgery and Immunology, 1977
Residency:
West Virginia University Hospital, 1966-68
University of Minnesota, 1970-75
Fellowship:
University of Minnesota, Clinical Transplantation, 1975
Special Clinical Interests:
General and Transplant Surgery
Research Interests:
Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Immunobiology of Transplant Rejection
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