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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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Hak Yui Wong

Hak Yui Wong

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)

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Michael M. I. Abecassis, MD/MBA

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11.02.2018Congratulations Dr. Christopher
12.19.2017Congratulations Dr. Wertheim

Recent Publications

A Comprehensive Review of Outcome Predictors in Low MELD Patients.
Mazumder N, Atiemo K, Kappus M, Cullaro G, Harinstein ME, Ladner D, Verna E, Lai J, Levitsky J.
Transplantation. 2019 Sep 9. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002956. [Epub ahead of print]
Community-Acquired Respiratory Viruses in Transplant Patients: Diversity, Impact, Unmet Clinical Needs.
Ison MG, Hirsch HH.
Clin Microbiol Rev. 2019 Sep 11;32(4). pii: e00042-19. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00042-19. Print 2019 Sep 18. Review.
Discovery and validation of a biomarker model (preserve) predictive of renal outcomes after liver transplantation.
Levitsky J,… Levitsky J … Abecassis M …
Hepatology. 2019 Sep 11. doi: 10.1002/hep.30939. [Epub ahead of print]
Respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults.
Nam HH, Ison MG.
BMJ. 2019 Sep 10;366:l5021. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5021. Review.
Safety and efficacy of radioembolization with glass microspheres in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with elevated lung shunt fraction: analysis of a 103-patient cohort.
Das A, Riaz A, Gabr A, Ali R, Mora R, Al Asadi A, Mouli S, Lewandowski RJ, Salem R.
Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2019 Sep 10. doi: 10.1007/s00259-019-04517-y. [Epub ahead of print]
Natural killer cell-based adoptive transfer immunotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in a Kras^LSL-G12Dp53^LSL-R172HPdx1-Cre mouse model.
Hu S, Yang J, Shangguan J, Eresen A, Li Y, Ma Q, Yaghmai V, Velichko Y, Hu C, Zhang Z.
Am J Cancer Res. 2019 Aug 1;9(8):1757-1765. eCollection 2019.
Sebaceous carcinoma: controversies and their evidence for clinical practice.
Kibbi N, Worley B, Owen JL, Kelm RC, Bichakjian CK, Chandra S, Demirci H, Kim J, Nehal KS, Thomas JR, Poon E, Alam M.
Arch Dermatol Res. 2019 Aug 30. doi: 10.1007/s00403-019-01971-4. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
Fragmentation patterns of circulating cell-free DNA demonstrate biomarker potential for human cancers.
Zhang Z, Zhang W.
Biotarget. 2019 Aug;3. pii: 16. doi: 10.21037/biotarget.2019.08.02. Epub 2019 Aug 29. No abstract available.
Radiomics signature for the preoperative assessment of stage in advanced colon cancer.
Li Y, Eresen A, Lu Y, Yang J, Shangguan J, Velichko Y, Yaghmai V, Zhang Z.
Am J Cancer Res. 2019 Jul 1;9(7):1429-1438. eCollection 2019.
Assessing hepatic impairment in Fontan-associated liver disease using the HepQuant SHUNT test.
Lemmer A, VanWagner L, Gasanova Z, Helmke S, Everson GT, Ganger D.
Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Aug 1. doi: 10.1111/chd.12831. [Epub ahead of print]
Pre- and post-transplant bacterial infections in liver transplant recipients.
Heldman MR, Ngo S, Dorschner PB, Helfrich M, Ison MG.
Transpl Infect Dis. 2019 Jul 29:e13152. doi: 10.1111/tid.13152. [Epub ahead of print]
Rethinking How We Promote and Support Transplantation Research.
Gordon EJ.
Ethics Hum Res. 2019 Jul;41(4):36-40. doi: 10.1002/eahr.500026. No abstract available.
β3-Adrenergic Activation Improves Maternal and Offspring Perinatal Outcomes in Diet-Induced Prepregnancy Obesity in Mice.
Zhang JK, Miao J, Chen ZQ, Duan SZ, Zhang X, Ji WJ, Niu JM, Yuan F, Zhou X, Li YM, Zhang Z.
Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Sep;27(9):1482-1493. doi: 10.1002/oby.22561. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
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 Sep;29(3):239-247. doi: 10.1177/1526924819854485. Epub 2019 May 30.
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.

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