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Abdominal Transplant Surgery Research

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Abdominal Transplant Surgery Research

ABDOMINAL TRANSPLANT SURGERY RESEARCH

Transplant team performing a liver transplant
Dr. Michael Zimmerman and Dr. Motaz Selim, performing a liver transplant surgery

Below highight a few of the publications we’ve produced recently, highlighting the work our transplant team is actively involved in. Together, these studies reflect our ongoing commitment to advancing transplant science, improving patient outcomes, and contributing to the field.

PUBLICATIONS

  • Nwaduru C, Baker E, Buff M, Selim M, Ovalle LA, Baker TB, Zimmerman MA. Assessing Liver Viability: Insights From Mitochondrial Bioenergetics in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Transplant Proc. 2024 Jan-Feb;56(1):228-235. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.11.019. Epub 2024 Jan 2. PMID: 38171992.
  • Nwaduru C, Ovalle LA, Hoareau GL, Baker E, Buff M, Selim M, Baker TB, Zimmerman MA. Ectonucleotidases in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury: Unravelling the Interplay With Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Liver Transplantation. Transplant Proc. 2024 Sep;56(7):1598-1606. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2024.07.009. Epub 2024 Aug 24. PMID: 39183080.
  • Selim M., Buff M., Fenlon M., Raghavan D., Jweehan D., Oygen S., Marineci S., Nwaduru C., Ovalle L., Molnar M., Zimmerman M. Abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion Kidney Transplant Early Outcomes Are Comparable to Brain Dead Donor Kidneys Despite Higher Kidney Donor Risk Index AJT, Volume 25, Issue 8 Supplement 1
  • Nwaduru C, Olsen A, Ovalle LA, Selim M, Buff M, Fenlon M, Zimmerman MA. Challenging the Distance-Morbidity Paradigm Following Liver Transplantation: A Single Center Experience. J Surg Res. 2025 Nov;315:829-838. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.09.087. Epub 2025 Oct 29. PMID: 41166901.
  • Nwaduru C, Anyagwa OE, Fenlon M, Buff M, Selim M, Botha J, Kastenberg Z and Zimmerman M (2026) Purinergic signaling and cholangiocyte regeneration: a new frontier in ischemic liver injury. Front. Transplant. 4:1731982. doi: 10.3389/frtra.2025.1731982
  • Nwaduru C., Ovalle BA., Fenlon M., Buff M., Selim M., Zimmerman M. Metabolic and Purinergic Signaling Dynamics in Hypoxic Liver Injury AJT, Volume 26, Issue I Supplement 1.