MDR 930: Transplant Surgery

The student will have responsibilities similar to a junior house officer, under strict supervision of the Transplant Team because of the critical care of these patients. The student will be present at the operation for vascular access surgery, general surgery on transplantation patients and chronic renal failure patients, which would include bilateral native nephrectomies (usually for difficult to control hypertension), kidney, liver, pancreas, and pancreatic islet transplants, and related surgery. In addition, issues related to native organ disease – kidney, pancreas, liver, leading to need for transplantation – will be covered. There will be weekly conferences and seminars in research and clinical problems in kidney, liver, and pancreas transplantation and participation in weekly immunobiology transplant conferences.