Bryan Whitson, MD, PHD

Professor

Surgery

Bryan Whitson

Academic contact

410 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1228

Phone: 614-685-5940
Fax: 614-293-7221

Bryan.Whitson@osumc.edu

Academic information

  • Department: Surgery
  • Division: Cardiac Surgery

Leadership titles

  • Director, Division of Cardiac Surgery
  • Interim Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center
  • Director, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • Co-Director, COPPER Laboratory

Research interests

  • Lung Transplantation
  • Heart Transplantation
  • ECLS/ECMO
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support

About

Biography

I have 30 United States and international patents, several grants and more than 100 publications. I have presented nationally and internationally. I serve on several committees both locally and nationally. I direct The Collaboration for Organ Perfusion, Protection, Engineering and Regeneration (COPPER) Laboratory at Ohio State, which brings together transplant surgery, endothelial cell biology and biomedical, mechanical and chemical engineering experts. My clinical and research interests include lung and heart transplantation, ECLS/ECMO and mechanical circulatory support.

Credentials

Education

Fellowship - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2012
Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
7/1/2007 - 6/30/2009
Fellowship - Surgery (General Surgery)
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
7/1/2004 - 6/30/2006
Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
7/1/2002 - 6/30/2004
Internship - Surgery (General Surgery)
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
6/1/2001 - 6/30/2002
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Indiana University School of Medicine-Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, United States
8/1/1997 - 5/30/2001

Certifications

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery
    6/7/2013
  • American Board of Surgery
    11/17/2009

Research

Research interests

  • Lung Transplantation
  • Heart Transplantation
  • ECLS/ECMO
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support

Research Techniques

  • Rat lung perfusion
  • Murine and rat lung transplantation
  • Porcine lung perfusion and transplantation
  • Cell culture
  • Molecular biology and analytics
  • Ischemia reperfusion modeling

Active Funding

  • Preservation and rescue of the lung donor allograft for transplantation, NIH RO1, 7/1/2018 - 6/30/2023, $3,472,273
  • Developing MG53 as a novel protein therapeutic for acute lung injury, Department of Defense, 7/1/2018 - 6/30/2021, $3,696,579
  • Accelerator Awards program for "Novel Targeted Nanoparticle for CD38 Inhibition to Mitigate Stress Induced Organ Specific Injury"

Education

  • Medical Degree: Indiana University School of Medicine
  • PhD: Surgery, University of Minnesota
  • Residency: General Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics
  • Fellowship: Surgical Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics
  • Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota

Honors and News

  • Appointed chair of the Thoracic Organ Transplantation Committee for the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), 2020-2023
  • Performed second heart-lung transplant at OSUWMC
  • Performed first lung-kidney transplant in Ohio
  • Performed first lung-liver transplant at OSUWMC
  • 30 United States and international patents
  • Several grants
  • 130+ publications
  • Developed OSUWMC Comprehensive Transplant Center Organ Assessment and Repair Center (ARC)

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