W. Kenneth Washburn, MD
Professor
Surgery
Academic information
- Department: Surgery
- Division: Transplant
Leadership titles
- Executive Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center
- Chief, Division of Transplantation Surgery, Department of Surgery
Research interests
- Organ Procurement
- Extracorporeal Liver Assist Systems
- Imaging
- Efficacy of Transplant Medications
About
Biography
I joined Ohio State in March 2016 from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where I worked since 1998, most recently as the Valero President’s Distinguished Chair in Transplantation Surgery, director of Liver Transplantation and professor of surgery. I have a special interest in national transplant policy, serving in numerous capacities within the United Network for Organ Sharing and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Transplant Surgery
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
7/1/1993 - 6/30/1995 - Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
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Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
7/1/1992 - 6/30/1993 - Residency - Surgery (General Surgery)
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Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
7/1/1989 - 6/30/1992 - Internship - Surgery (General Surgery)
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Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States
7/1/1988 - 6/30/1989 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
8/1/1984 - 5/5/1988
Certification
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American Board of Surgery
5/31/1995
Research
Research interests
- Organ Procurement
- Extracorporeal Liver Assist Systems
- Imaging
- Efficacy of Transplant Medications
Current Research
- Remote ischemic preconditioning in neurological death organ donors
Honors and News
- Commendation medal – United States Air Force, 1998
- Outstanding Student Pittsburgh Surgical Society, 1988
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons