R. Brian Stevens, M.D., Ph.D.

Title/Department:

Professor, Surgery-Transplant, College of Medicine
Courtesy Professor, Pathology/Microbiology, College of Medicine
Director, Kidney, Pancreas, and Islet Transplantation Programs

Expertise:

Surgery, transplantation/immunology - kidney, pancreas, islet cells

Research Interest:

Improving the useful life of the transplanted kidney through T-cell lytic induction regimen modification, early steroid withdrawal, and minimization of maintenance immunosuppression. Conducting randomized clinical trials of innovations in organ preservation and immunosuppression. Minimizing and/or eliminating chronic renal allograft dysfunction through understanding and preventing graft reperfusion injury.