Split Liver Transplantation Workup

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Jonathan P Roach, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Jonathan P Roach, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, Colorado Medical Society, International Pediatric Transplant Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Frederick Merrill Karrer, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Head, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine; The Dr David R and Kiku Akers Chair in Pediatric Surgery, Surgical Director, Pediatric Transplantation, The Children’s Hospital of Colorado

Frederick Merrill Karrer, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, Denver Academy of Surgery, International Pediatric Transplant Association, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgery, Transplantation Society, Western Surgical Association, Western Trauma Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Stuart M Greenstein, MD Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, Montefiore Medical Center

Stuart M Greenstein, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, Association for Academic Surgery, International College of Surgeons, Medical Society of New Jersey, National Kidney Foundation, New York Academy of Sciences, Southeastern Surgical Congress

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Casimir F Firlit, MD, PhD Director of Reconstructive Urology, Neuro-Urology and Fetal Urology at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center.

Casimir F Firlit, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Urological Association, Illinois State Medical Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

David A Axelrod, MD, MBA Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section Chief, Solid Organ Transplantation, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

David A Axelrod, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, and New Hampshire Medical Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Steve Dunn, MD Chief, Solid Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Alfred I DuPont Hospital for Children at Wilmington

Steve Dunn, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Society of Transplantation, and Christian Medical & Dental Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

John C Magee, MD Director of Pediatric Transplantation, Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Transplant Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital

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