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John F. Renz, MD, PhD
Professor of Surgery
Vice-chief, Section of Abdominal Transplantation

Arizona Health Sciences Center
Department of Surgery, Room 4335
1501 N. Campbell Avenue
PO Box 245144
Tucson, AZ 85724-5144

Office Phone: (520) 626-3400
Office Fax: (520) 626-9226
Email: jrenz@surgery.arizona.edu

 
Education
MD: 
1992, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia
PhD: 

1992, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Residency: 
2001, University of California, San Francisco, General Surgery
Fellowship: 
2003, Transplantation Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles
   

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery

Research
Current research in the area of liver transplantation:
Development of hepatocellular carcinoma, investigations into expanded donor criteria allografts and experimental therapies involving liver and intestinal transplantation in adults and children. Clinical studies involve basic mechanisms in liver transplantation.

Selected Publications

  • Renz JF. Is DCD for liver transplantation DNR? Am J Transplant, 2008 Mar; 8(3):485-8. Epub 2008 Feb 5.
  • Alkofer B, Samstein B, Guarrera JV, Kin C, Jan D, Bellemare S, Kinkhabwala M, Brown R Jr, Emond JC, Renz JF. Semin Liver Dis, 2006 Aug;26(3):221-33.
  • Renz JF, Kin C, Kinkhabwala M, Jan D, Varadarajan R, Goldstein M, Brown R Jr, Emond JC. Utilization of extended donor criteria liver allografts maximizes donor use and patient access to liver transplantation. Ann Surg, 2005 Oct;242(4):556-63; discussion 563-5.
  • Renz JF, Yersiz H, Reichert PR, Hisatake GM, Farmer DG, Emond JC, Busuttil RW. Split-liver transplantation: a review. Am J Transplant, 2003 Nov;3(11):1323-35.
  • Diaz GC, Renz JF, Mudge C, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Emond JC, Rosenthal P. Donor health assessment after living-donor liver transplantation. Ann Surg, 2002 July;236(1):120-6.
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