Surgeons

Shawn J. Pelletier, M.D.

Surgical Director, Liver Transplant
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Shawn J. Pelletier, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan.   Dr. Pelletier received his medical degree from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1996.   He completed his General Surgery residency in 2003, at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.   Dr. Pelletier went on to complete a two year fellowship in Transplant Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System, and joined the faculty in July of 2005.

Dr. Pelletier's clinical interests focus on all aspects of abdominal organ transplantation.   His research interests focus on surgical infections and the recurrence of viral hepatitis in transplant patients.

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Darrell A. Campbell, Jr., M.D.

Henry King Ransom Professor of Surgery
Chief of Clinical Affairs
Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Campbell received his BS degree in zoology from Michigan State University in 1968, and graduated with distinction from George Washington University, receiving an MD degree in 1972. Subsequently, Dr. Campbell received his General Surgery training at the University of Michigan Medical School from 1972 through 1979. During this period, he spent two years as an investigator in the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, working in the laboratory of Ronald B. Herberman, Chief of Immunodiagnostics. Following General Surgery training, Dr. Campbell began his special interest in transplantation, a field which he has pursued and in which he continues to be actively involved. Dr. Campbell spent six months on sabbatical with Professor Sir Roy Calne learning the intricacies of liver transplantation in Cambridge, England, in 1986.

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Michael J. Englesbe, M.D.

Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Michael J. Englesbe, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Englesbe received his undergraduate degree at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut in 1993. He went on to obtain his medical degree in 1997 from UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center and completed his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan Health System in 2004. From 2000 to 2002, Dr. Englesbe did a research fellowship in vascular biology at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Englesbe completed a two year felloship in transplant surgery at the University of Michigan in June of 2006. In July 2006, he joined the faculty in the same Transplant Division.

Dr. Englesbe's clinical interests focus on liver transplantation. His research interests are intimal hyperplasia and transfusions.

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David Heidt, M.D.

Clinical Lecturer
Transplant Fellow, General Surgery

David Heidt, M.D., is a Clinical Lecturer/Fellow in the Division of Transplant Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Heidt received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in 2001, and went on to complete his General Surgery residency at the University of Michigan Health System in June of 2008. He was a National Institute of Health National Research Service Award fellow from 2004 to 2006, during which time he participated in research which for the first time identified pancreatic cancer stem cells. He has also completed a fellowship in surgical critical care. Dr. Heidt joined the faculty of the Section of General Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System in July of 2008. Dr. Heidt's clinical interests focus on the transplantation of the liver, kidney, and pancreas as well as on hepatobiliary surgery and surgical oncology. His research interests include investigation of the patterns of utilization and outcomes of kidney and liver transplantation and a better understanding of the molecular basis for the initiation of malignancy in pancreatic cancer as well as primary liver cancers.

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John C. Magee, M.D.

Surgical Director, Pediatric Abdominal Transplant
Associate Professor, General Surgery

Dr. John Magee is an Associate Professor in the Section of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation. Dr. Magee received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College. He completed his General Surgery residency at the University of Michigan in 1996. During his residency, Dr. Magee spent three years as a research fellow in the Department of Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. He also completed the Post Doctoral Research Training Program at the University of Michigan. Following general surgery training, he completed a two year multi-organ transplant surgery fellowship at the University of Michigan. He joined the faculty in 1998.

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Jeffrey D. Punch, M.D.

Director, Transplant Center
Associate Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Jeffrey Punch is an Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Transplantation in the Section of General Surgery. Dr. Punch received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. During his residency he did a Research Fellowship in the laboratory of Dr. Rile Rees at the Ann Arbor Veteran's Hospital studying tissue injury associated with ischemia-reperfusion. Upon completion of his general surgery residency at the University of Michigan, Dr. Punch was appointed as the University of Michigan Transplantation Fellow and Lecturer in Surgery. He completed this two year multi-organ transplantation fellowship in which he was trained to perform kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant procedures. During this time he also completed the University of Michigan Molecular Biology Course. Following the completion of his training, he was certified by the Organ Procurement Organization of Michigan to perform kidney, pancreas, and liver retrieval procedures. He also was board certified in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.

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Chris Sonnenday, M.D.

Assistant Professor, General Surgery
Transplant Fellow, General Surgery

Christopher Sonnenday, M.D., M.H.S., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Sonnenday received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, and went on to complete his General Surgery residency at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland in June of 2005. While a research fellow in transplantation from 2000 to 2003, he completed a Masters of Health Sciences in Clinical Investigation at the Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2003. After completion of his residency, Dr. Sonnenday continued on at Johns Hopkins as a Fellow in Surgical Oncology and Instructor of Surgery until he joined the faculty of the Section of General Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System in July of 2006. He completed a fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery in June of 2008.

Dr. Sonnenday's clinical interests focus on hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery, and transplantation of the liver, kidney, and pancreas.

His research interests include investigation of the patterns of utilization and outcomes of hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation, geographic and racial disparities in the utilization of and access to solid organ transplantation, treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer, and the multidisciplinary treatment of hepatobiliary malignancies.

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Randall Sung, M.D.

Surgical Director, Pancreas Transplant
Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Dr. Randall Sung is an Assistant Professor in the Section of General Surgery, Division of Transplantation Surgery. Dr. Sung graduated with a degree in Biochemical Science from Harvard University in 1985. He received his medical degree and completed his surgical residency at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York City. In 1997, following the completion of his surgical residency, Dr. Sung began a two year fellowship in Transplant Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center. He subsequently joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. In 2002, Dr. Sung returned to the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor in the Transplant Surgery Division.

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Jeremiah G. Turcotte, M.D.

Professor Emeritus, General Surgery

Dr. Jeremiah Turcotte is a Professor Emeritus of Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School. Within the Department he is a member of the Division of Transplant Surgery in the Section of General Surgery. Dr. Turcotte obtained his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1957 and completed his residency in general surgery at Michigan in 1963. He was certified in General Surgery in 1964 and Surgical Critical Care in 1986. While active he served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery, Head of the Section of General Surgery, Director of the Liver Transplant Center and Liver Transplant Program and Chairman of the Professional Fee Management Policy Committee. He was a Director of the American Board of Surgery and a member of the Residency Review Committee. On December 31, 2000 Dr. Turcotte retired from active faculty status and was appointed Professor Emeritus. He remains active in education, clinical research and regional and national organizations.

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Theodore H. Welling III, M.D.

Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Theodore H. Welling, III, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Section of General Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Welling received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1999 and went on to complete his General Surgery residency in 2005. Dr. Welling then completed a two year fellowship in Transplant Surgery at the University of Michigan Health System, and joined the faculty in July 2007.

Dr. Welling's clinical interests are in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery. His research interests are in the fields of liver tumor immunology, therapy of hepatic malignancy, and liver transplant outcomes.

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Ken Woodside, M.D.

Clinical Lecturer
Transplant Fellow, General Surgery

Kenneth J. Woodside, M.D., is a Clinical Lecturer/Fellow in Division of Transplant Surgery. Dr. Woodside received his undergraduate degree in cellular and molecular biology from the University of Michigan in 1993 and went on to receive his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1999. Dr. Woodside earned a master's degree in transplantation immunology from the University of Texas, Medical Branch, where he also completed his residency in general surgery in 2006. Dr. Woodside's clinical interests include abdominal transplant surgery. His research focuses on transplant immunology.

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Hepatologists (for Adult Patients)

Robert J. Fontana, M.D.

Medical Director, Liver Transplant
Associate Professor, Gastroenterology

Dr. Robert Fontana is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation. Dr. Fontana received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1988 and completed an Internal Medicine residency at Northwestern University in Chicago in 1991. After serving as chief medical resident, he returned to the University of Michigan and completed a gastroenterology training fellowship in 1995. He is currently board certified in both Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Fontana has become a leading authority in acute liver failure, drug induced liver disease, and viral hepatitis. He is also an investigator on several NIH sponsored studies and a highly sought after educator and speaker. He was appointed as the Medical Director of Liver Transplantation in 2002.

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Frederick K. Askari, M.D., Ph.D

Clinical Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology

Dr. Frederick Askari received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan. His clinical interests include Wilson's Disease, medical genetics, liver transplantation and viral hepatitis. In addition, Dr. Askari has clinical and research interest in exploring new treatment options for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1991.

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Hari Conjeevaram, M.D., M.S.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology

Dr. Hari Conjeevaram received his medical degree from Madras Medical College in Madras, India. He completed his Gastroenterology training at Case Western Reserve University in 1992 and Advanced Hepatology Research Fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in 1995. He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2001. His clinical interests include Viral Hepatitis and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.

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Hellan Kang, M.D.

Lecturer, Gastroenterology

Dr. Hellan Kang received her medical degree in 1998 from the Kyungpook National University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2003. She completed a Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Michigan and joined the faculty in July 2007.

Dr. Kang's clinical interests are non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), elevated liver enzymes, chronic liver disease and liver transplantation. Her research interests include non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in post-liver transplant patients.

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Anna S. Lok, M.D.

Professor, Gastroenterology

Dr. Anna Lok received her medical degree from the University of Hong Kong. She completed fellowship in hepatology at the Royal Free Hospital in London, United Kingdom. Her clinical interests include liver diseases, viral hepatitis- hepatitis B and hepatitis C, liver transplantation and cirrhosis of the liver. She joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 1995.

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Jorge A. Marrero, M.D., M.S.

Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology

Dr. Jorge Marrero received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico. He completed his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His research interest is in the diagnosis and treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. His clinical interests include liver tumors, chronic liver diseases (e.g. viral hepatitis, hemochromatosis, fatty liver), unknown causes of elevated liver function tests and cholestatic liver diseases (e.g. primary biliary cirrhosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis). He joined the faculty of the University of Michigan in 2000.

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Pratima Sharma, M.D.

Clinical Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine

Dr. Pratima Sharma received her medical degree in 1992 from the University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. She completed her residency in 1999 at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. Dr. Sharma completed an Advanced Hepatology and Liver Transplantation fellowship in 2003 at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona and a fellowship in gastroenterology in 2008 at the University of Michigan. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan on July 1, 2008. Dr. Sharma is board certified in Internal Medicine and board eligible for Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology.

Dr. Sharma's clinical interests are liver transplantation, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, end-stage liver disease, and complications of portal hypertension. Her research interests include liver transplantation outcomes pertaining to liver allocation, wait list mortality, post-transplant survival, renal failure following liver transplant, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of recurrent hepatitis C.

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Grace L. Su, M.D.

Associate Professor, Gastroenterology

Dr. Grace Su received her medical degree from the University of Chicago. She completed her gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Her clinical interests include autoimmune liver diseases and liver transplantation. She joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1995.

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Michael Volk, M.D.

Lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine

Dr. Michael Volk received his medical degree in 2001 from the University of Rochester in New York and a Master of Science in 2007 from the University of Michigan. He completed his residency in 2004 at the University of Virginia. Dr. Volk completed a Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2007. He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan on July 1, 2007. Dr. Volk holds two board certifications; in Internal Medicine and in Gastroenterology.

Dr. Volk's clinical interests are general hepatology, liver transplantation, and hepatocellular carcinoma. His research interests include patient education, and decision-making in hepatology and liver transplantation.

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Pharmacists

Jeong Mi Park, M.S., PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy

Dr. Jeong Mi (Jamie) Park completed her education as a PharmD at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. She continued her post-doctoral training as a transplant immunology fellow at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington and, then, her pharmacy practice residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2002 Dr. Park joined the faculty of the University of Michigan.

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Linda J. Stuckey, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist

Dr. Linda Stuckey received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency followed by a specialty residency in critical care/solid organ transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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