Stephen
T. Bartlett arrived at the University of Maryland in 1991. He is chairman of
the Department of Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine,
and chief of surgery at the UM Medical Center.
Dr. Bartlett received his medical degree from the University of Chicago and spent his residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He continued his training at Northwestern University and then became an associate professor at the University of California Davis before coming to Maryland to revitalize the university's Transplant Program. His specialties include kidney and pancreas transplantation and vascular surgery. Dr. Bartlett was recognized as a "Top Doctor" in Baltimore Magazine's 2008 survey.
Benjamin Philosophe, M.D., Ph.D.
Benjamin
Philosophe is chief of the Division of Transplantation and is the director of
liver transplantation. He received his medical degree from Boston University
and completed his surgical residency at Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri.
Dr. Philosophe was a transplant fellow at both University of Toronto and the University of Maryland. His expertise is in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery, as well as kidney and pancreas transplant. His research interests are in signal transduction defects in T-cells and portal tolerance. His clinical interests are in the management of liver tumors. Dr. Philosophe was recognized as a "Top Doctor" in Baltimore Magazine's 2008 survey
Eugene
J. Schweitzer arrived at the University of Maryland in 1991. He received his medical degree from University of Medicine
and Dentistry of New Jersey and spent his residency at University Hospital,
Newark. He continued his training at the University of Minnesota and became
an assistant professor at Georgetown.
Since coming to Maryland, Dr. Schweitzer specializes in kidney and pancreas transplantation and plays an active role in clinical research.
Rolf Barth is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine specializing in kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation. Dr. Barth also performs minimally invasive surgery for living kidney donation and performed the first "scarless" single-port laparoscopic donor nephrectomies in Maryland (also referred to as SILS or e-NOTES).
Dr. Barth received his medical degree and surgical training at Duke University and continued specialty training in transplant surgery at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Barth also performed post-doctoral training in transplant immunology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Barth, along with Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez in plastic and reconstructive surgery and Dr. Stephen Bartlett, have an active lab investigating transplant tolerance and pre-clinical models of composite facial and limb transplantation towards the clinical goal of reconstructive transplantation.
Matthew
Cooper is a fellowship-trained, multi-organ transplant surgeon who comes to
the University of Maryland as an associate professor of surgery after five years
at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In his new role, Dr. Cooper assumes clinical responsibilities
in kidney, pancreas, and liver transplantation while becoming Director of both Kidney Transplantation and Clinical
Research for the University of Maryland Division of Transplantation.
Dr. Cooper received his medical degree at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery training at the Medical College of Wisconsin followed by a multi-organ abdominal transplant fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Upon completion, Dr. Cooper joined the Hopkins transplant faculty in 2002 and was appointed surgical director of Kidney Transplantation and Clinical Research in 2003. While at Hopkins, Dr. Cooper was instrumental in the success of the division's Incompatible Kidney Transplant Program and the world's first triple live donor kidney exchange in July 2003.
Dr. Cooper is especially committed to increasing the supply of transplantable organs through raising awareness and acceptance of live organ donation. While well respected for his technical skills, he is equally well known for his humanitarian commitment to patient care and his strong relationships with fellow caregivers and referring community physicians.
Dr. Fayek is an assistant professor of surgery at the University of
Maryland School of Medicine who specializes in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation. He joins the University of Maryland Medical Center after completing a two-year abdominal transplantation fellowship at the Hospital of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Dr. Fayek received his medical degree from Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt. He completed his surgical residency at Fairview Hospital-Cleveland Clinic Health System, Cleveland. He is board certified in surgery by the American board of surgeons.
His expertise includes adult and pediatric transplantation, living kidney and liver transplantation, hepato-biliary surgery, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy and vascular access operations.
Dr. Fayek's clinical and research interests are in areas of hepatitis C and liver cancer.
Specialists in each area provide the expertise vital to successful transplantation. Having spent their careers studying, treating and understanding the functioning of the specific organ, as well as the network of subtle interactions between the organ and the rest of the body, these physicians are able to precisely assess the evolving condition of the patient.
During long-term follow-up, the specialists closely monitor the patient's progress and help determine an individualized medication program. They make careful assessments of the body's reaction to the transplant and monitor and adjust the anti-rejection medications that truly make the transplant viable.
The excellence and specialized focus of our surgical staff is supplemented by the comprehensive expertise of nurse coordinators who provide 24-hour, 365-day-a-year support for the program.
From initial screening through in-hospital preparation and education, and during the extended period of follow-up care, nurse coordinators provide treatment, information and most importantly, close personal support. At any time, patients and their families can speak with someone who knows, someone who cares and someone who can help immediately regardless of the issue or problem.
We believe that the deep personal bonds that develop between coordinators and patients are essential to our work and crucial to the overall success of the program.
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