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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Department of Surgery

Division of Organ Transplantation

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Welcome to the Division of Organ Transplantation of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Founded in 1964, Northwestern University's transplantation program is the longest-standing program in the Chicago area. Under the direction of Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, the Division of Organ Transplantation has established a national and international reputation for excellence and innovation in research, education, and patient care through Feinberg’s clinical affiliates.

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Josh Levitsky, MD

Josh Levitsky, MD

Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)

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Michael M. I. Abecassis, MD/MBA

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Events

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NUTORC Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

News

11.02.2018Congratulations Dr. Christopher
12.19.2017Congratulations Dr. Wertheim

Recent Publications

Does the Liver Provide Immunosuppressive Advantage?
Levitsky J.
Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2019 Jul 2;13(6):180-183. doi: 10.1002/cld.817. eCollection 2019 Jun. Review. No abstract available.
Safety of Subcutaneous Infiltration of Carbon Dioxide (Carboxytherapy) for Abdominal Fat Reduction: A Pilot Study.
Alam M, Voravutinon N, Reynolds KA, Poon E.
Dermatol Surg. 2019 Jul 11. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002042. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
Case 20-2019: A 52-Year-Old Woman with Fever and Rash after Heart Transplantation.
Ison MG, Lebeis TA, Barros N, Lewis GD, Massoth LR.
N Engl J Med. 2019 Jun 27;380(26):2564-2573. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcpc1904040. No abstract available.
A Focus Group Study on African American Living Donors' Treatment Preferences, Sociocultural Factors, and Health Beliefs About Apolipoprotein L1 Genetic Testing.
Gordon EJ, Amórtegui D, Blancas I, Wicklund C, Friedewald J, Sharp RR.
Prog Transplant. 2019 May 30:1526924819854485. doi: 10.1177/1526924819854485. [Epub ahead of print]
Community-acquired respiratory viruses in solid organ transplant.
Nam HH, Ison MG.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2019 Aug;24(4):483-489. doi: 10.1097/MOT.0000000000000663.
Mechanistic analyses in kidney transplant recipients prospectively randomized to two steroid free regimen-Low dose Tacrolimus with Everolimus versus standard dose Tacrolimus with Mycophenolate Mofetil.
Traitanon O,… Mathew JM … Shetty A … Ansari MJ … Leventhal JR … Gallon L …
PLoS One. 2019 May 28;14(5):e0216300. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216300. eCollection 2019.
Optimizing PLG nanoparticle-peptide delivery platforms for transplantation tolerance using an allogeneic skin transplant model.
Shah S, Daneshmandi S, Hughes KR, Yu S, Bedoya AM, Shea LD, Luo X.
Biomaterials. 2019 Jul;210:70-82. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.04.030. Epub 2019 May 1.
MRI Assessment of Associations between Brown Adipose Tissue and Cachexia in Murine Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Zhang Y, Hu S, Shangguan J, Pan L, Zhou X, Yaghmai V, Velichko Y, Hu C, Yang J, Zhang Z.
Intern Med Open Access. 2019;9(1). pii: 301. doi: 10.4172/2165-8048.1000301. Epub 2019 Feb 8.
Recent advances of biosensors for hypertension and nephrology.
Park SH, Zhang Y, Rogers JA, Gallon L.
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2019 Jul;28(4):390-396. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0000000000000517.
Patients' perceptions of a culturally targeted Hispanic Kidney Transplant Program: A mixed methods study.
Alhalel N, Francone NO, Salazar AM, Primeaux S, Ruiz R, Caicedo JC, Gordon EJ.
Clin Transplant. 2019 Jun;33(6):e13577. doi: 10.1111/ctr.13577. Epub 2019 May 23.
Three-Dimensionally Printed Hyperelastic Bone Scaffolds Accelerate Bone Regeneration in Critical-Size Calvarial Bone Defects.
Huang YH, Jakus AE, Jordan SW, Dumanian Z, Parker K, Zhao L, Patel PK, Shah RN.
Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 May;143(5):1397-1407. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005530.
IP3R and RyR channels are involved in traffic-related PM_2.5-induced disorders of calcium homeostasis.
Zhao H, Tong G, Liu J, Wang J, Zhang H, Bai J, Hou L, Zhang Z.
Toxicol Ind Health. 2019 May;35(5):339-348. doi: 10.1177/0748233719843763. Epub 2019 Apr 25.
Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Rejuvenation of Photoaged Facial Skin?-Reply.
Alam M.
JAMA Dermatol. 2019 Apr 24. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0363. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
External Validation of a Pretransplant Biomarker Model (REVERSE) Predictive of Renal Recovery After Liver Transplantation.
Levitsky J, Asrani SK, Abecassis M, Ruiz R, Jennings LW, Klintmalm G.
Hepatology. 2019 Apr 19. doi: 10.1002/hep.30667. [Epub ahead of print]
Epidemiology and outcomes of hospitalized adults with respiratory syncytial virus: A 6-year retrospective study.
Schmidt H, Das A, Nam H, Yang A, Ison MG.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2019 Jul;13(4):331-338. doi: 10.1111/irv.12643. Epub 2019 Apr 11.
Neoadjuvant Radiation Lobectomy As an Alternative to Portal Vein Embolization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Gabr A, Polineni P, Mouli SK, Riaz A, Lewandowski RJ, Salem R.
Semin Nucl Med. 2019 May;49(3):197-203. doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2019.01.009. Epub 2019 Feb 7. Review.
Magnetic resonance imaging monitoring therapeutic response to dendritic cell vaccine in murine orthotopic pancreatic cancer models.
Pan L, Shang N, Shangguan J, Figini M, Xing W, Wang B, Sun C, Yang J, Zhang Y, Hu S, Ma Q, Wang J, Velichko Y, …
Am J Cancer Res. 2019 Mar 1;9(3):562-573. eCollection 2019.
A clinically relevant murine model unmasks a "two-hit" mechanism for reactivation and dissemination of cytomegalovirus after kidney transplant.
Zhang Z,… Zhang Z … Kandpal M … Liu XF … Hummel M …
Am J Transplant. 2019 Apr 4. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15376. [Epub ahead of print]
Real-World Study of Once-Daily, Extended-Release Tacrolimus Versus Twice-Daily, Immediate-Release Tacrolimus in Kidney Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization.
Ho B, Bhagat H, Schwartz JJ, Atiemo K, Daud A, Kang R, Montag SE, Zhao L, Lee E, Skaro AI, Ladner DP.
Adv Ther. 2019 Jun;36(6):1465-1479. doi: 10.1007/s12325-019-00904-x. Epub 2019 Apr 2.

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