Sylvester Black, MD, PHD

Professor

Surgery

Sylvester Black

Academic contact

395 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1267

Phone: 614-293-4541
Fax: 614-293-4541

Sylvester.Black@osumc.edu

Academic information

  • Department: Surgery
  • Division: Transplant

Research interests

  • Management and Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Management of Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Innate Immune System in Transplantation
  • Liver Perfusion
  • Preservation in Transplantation

About

Biography

I am a professor of surgery in the Division of Transplant Surgery and co-director of COPPER Laboratory. I am also the director of CREATE Innovation Center.

Credentials

Education

Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
Toronto General Hospital-Western Division, Toronto, ON, Canada
7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
Doctor of Philosophy
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
5/24/2004 - 8/22/2008
Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
7/1/2002 - 6/30/2010
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)
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
6/1/1997 - 6/30/2001

Certification

  • American Board of Surgery
    2/28/2011

Research

Research interests

  • Management and Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Management of Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Innate Immune System in Transplantation
  • Liver Perfusion
  • Preservation in Transplantation

Active Funding

  • Muscle-liver croostalk via the myokine MG53 plays a critical role in hepatocellular protection, NIH RO1 NIDDK, 3/1/2020 - 3/1/2025, $3,200,000.
  • Accelerator Awards program for "Novel Targeted Nanoparticle for CD38 Inhibition to Mitigate Stress Induced Organ Specific Injury"

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