
Marc Melcher
@marcmelchermd
Transplant Surgeon at Stanford University, Program Director of the Stanford Abdominal Transplant Fellowship, & proud former General Surgery PD.
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https://melcherlab.stanford.edu/ 22-01-2008 17:05:03
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“This procedure leaves no room for even minor errors, requiring a high level of precision.” -Kazu Sasaki Learn about this awesome collaboration between our StanfordAbdTxp and Stanford General Surgery HPB teams! surgery.stanford.edu/news2/ex-vivo-…

Dr. Jennifer Erdrich (SUSurgeryResidency class of 2016) gave the @stanford Stanford UniversityGenSurg 2024 Distinguished Alumni Lectureship this morning. “Indigenizing Surgical Research, Education, and Practice.” #surgery #nativeamerican Stanford Surgery


It was a privilege working on this manuscript about image-based big data research with Elsie Ross (Dr. Elsie Ross) and Dr. Shipra Arya (profiles.stanford.edu/shipra-arya). jamanetwork.com/journals/jamas… StanfordAbdTxp Stanford Surgery Stanford Vascular UC San Diego Surgery


Congrats to #ASTSWinter awardees, Drs. Aleah Brubaker, Anji Wall, and Daniela Ladner MD, for the Vanguard Prize, Rising Star Award, and Pipeline Award! These brilliant surgeon scientists are also StanfordAbdTxp Fellowship Grads. Apply now: transplantation.stanford.edu/Training/Fello… ASTS


Congratulations to Greta Cywińska, our awesome medical student, on Poster of Distinction Award at ASTS Winter Symposium! StanfordAbdTxp Stanford Surgery ASTS


Dr. Kazu Sasaki ‘s mentee, Dr. Toshihiro Nakayama, presented on using Hep-c positive livers in hep-c negative recipients to an engaged audience at the #astswinter. Stanford Surgery StanfordAbdTxp #organtransplant ASTS



🔬 New research from Drs. Sheri Krams and Olivia Martinez highlights SENP2 as a key regulator in liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (LIRI). Findings suggest that SENP2 modulates macrophage polarization and could be a promising target for LIRI treatment. 🔗: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


This important paper extends the @stanford, Stanford UniversityAbdTxp single-center work on achieving #tolerance. Induction of Immune Tolerance in Living Related HLA-Matched Kidney Tra... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Stanford Nephrology Stanford Surgery #kidneytransplant

Just one example of the incredible impact Dr. Esquivel has had in his career as a transplant surgeon. Stanford Surgery people.com/bride-walked-d…

🗣️🎙️ Great start to the morning, Dr. Kazu Sasaki delivered an insightful lecture on Transplant Oncology at Stanford Surgery Grand Rounds.


Congratulations to Sue Fu, MD and the team, for pulling together this multidisciplinary project and publishing it. Perioperative Outcomes of Limited Sobriety Versus Standard Sobriety Li... sciencedirect.com/science/articl… StanfordAbdTxp Stanford Surgery Stanford Div. of GI & Hepatology Stanford Medicine Infectious Diseases

Congrats to Haaris Kadri from CU School of Medicine on conceiving and driving this project forward to publication. Geospatial analysis of liver donation after death by drug... : Liver Transplantation journals.lww.com/lt/abstract/99… Stanford Surgery StanfordAbdTxp

🌍 What does it take to build a kidney transplant program in Zambia? Thomas Pham shares his experiences and lessons learned in our latest Scrubcast episode. surgery.stanford.edu/research/scrub… #GlobalHealth StanfordAbdTxp Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health

Living and deceased donors are heroes! 💚 This #DonateLifeMonth, let's celebrate the gift of life. #OrganDonation #PinwheelsOfHope. Learn more below. Stanford Children's healthier.stanfordchildrens.org/en/pinwheels-o…

🌟 Stars aligned to bring a life-saving kidney to Aubrey, thanks to the compassion of a living donor and the expert care of Drs. Thomas Pham, Marc Melcher, and the Stanford Children's team. 💙💚 🔗 Full story: healthier.stanfordchildrens.org/en/stars-align… #DonateLifeMonth

Dr. stephan Busque is speaking about the Stanford University kidney #transplant #tolerance program at cellular immune tolerance symposium.


Congrats to Grace Guan for publishing her PhD work to identify hard-to-place kidneys that should enter an expedited allocation pathway. StanfordAbdTxp Stanford Surgery #kidneytransplant Insights From Refusal Patterns for Deceased Donor Kidney Offers. journals.lww.com/transplantjour…

🗣️ Kicking things off, Dr. Kazunari Sasaki welcomes attendees and sets the stage for an afternoon focused on advancing transplant science. Kazu Sasaki
