Let’s talk transplant surgery—Join Dr. Sydney Beache for a discussion with expert transplant surgeon Dr. Jason Wellen. This episode of the Washington Manual of Surgery Podcast will focus on abdominal transplantation and is a companion to Chapter 21 of the 9th edition of the bestselling Washington Manual of Surgery.

Dr. Wellen reviews key aspects of liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. This episode covers the basics of transplantation, organ allocation, transplant immunology, technical considerations, complications, and innovations on the cutting edge of transplant surgery, including the use of robotics and normothermic machine perfusion.

Guest Host: Sydney Beache, MD, MPHS – General surgery resident at WashU Medicine

Guest: Jason Wellen, MD, MBA, is a professor of surgery in the Department of Surgery at WashU Medicine. He serves as director of the kidney and pancreas transplant program at WashU Medicine and as chief of pediatric kidney transplantation at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

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