Clinical immunosuppression of the transplant recipient and basic research in immunobiology. Management of postoperative surgical complications and long-term medical management of the transplant recipient. Organ procurement procedures and the principles of organ preservation. The Division of Transplantation is staffed by three transplant fellows, a fourth-year surgical resident, two or three interns, and one medical fellow. Fellows rotate through pancreas, liver and kidney transplant rotations as well as gain exposure to vascular access and organ procurement.
Fellows have primary clinical responsibility for liver, pancreas, and kidney transplant recipients.
They are involved in organ procurement, especially when the donor is a multiorgan donor. They share assignments on cadaveric kidney transplants with the fourth-year surgical resident. They assist while faculty perform living-related kidney transplants. The UWHC is ranked consistently among the four most active transplant centers in the nation. These numbers will likely remain stable, for they are directly influenced by the number of available donors in an area with a fixed population.