Amer Rajab, MD, PHD
Professor
Surgery
Academic contact
395 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1267
Phone: 614-293-6322
Fax: 614-293-6710
Academic information
- Department: Surgery
- Division: Transplant
Leadership title
- Director, Pancreas and Islet Transplantation
Research interests
- Islet Transplantation
About
Biography
My research is focused on advancing islet and pancreas transplantation, with an emphasis on improving immunosuppression strategies such as rapid steroid‑withdrawal protocols. My work aims to enhance outcomes in renal and islet transplantation through clinical studies, active funded projects and ongoing contributions to the fields of transplantation and metabolic disease.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States
7/1/1999 - 6/30/2001 - Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
7/1/1995 - 6/30/1999 - Internship - Surgery (General Surgery)
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
7/1/1994 - 6/30/1995 - Fellowship - Surgery (General Surgery)
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
4/1/1992 - 6/30/1994 - Doctor of Philosophy - Transplant Surgery
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Lund University, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden
9/1/1988 - 6/30/1991 - Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
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Red Crescent Hospital, Amman, Jordan, Jordan
9/1/1983 - 12/1/1987 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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University of Damascus School of Medicine, Damascus, Syria
9/1/1977 - 9/30/1983
Certifications
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American Heart Association National Center
6/13/2003 -
American Board of Surgery
9/12/2000
Research
Research interests
- Islet Transplantation
Active Funding
Rapid four-day steroid withdrawal with thymoglobulin induction and maintenance immunosuppression with sirolimus and mycophenolate in primary cadaveric renal transplantation (with R. Pelletier and M.L. Henry), Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Rapid four-day steroid withdrawal with thymoglobulin induction and maintenance immunosuppression with sirolimus and mycophenolate in primary renal transplantation, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
Books
Rajab A. Examiners Handbook. Mock Surgical Board Examinations. Columbus, OH, USA: The Ohio State University, Department of Surgery, January 2007.
Editorial Activities
- MedEdPORTAL
- Transplantation
- Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
- American Journal of Transplantation
- Acta Medica Saliniana
- Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders