Professor of Surgery
(1995)
School of Medicine,
Surgery
Transplant , Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pediatric Transplant Surgery
Publications
Chirichella TJ, Dunham CM, Zimmerman MA, Phelan EM, Mandell MS, Conzen KD, Kelley SE, Nydam TL, Bak TE, Kam I, Wachs ME. Donor preoperative oxygen delivery and post-extubation hypoxia impact donation after circulatory death hypoxic cholangiopathy. World J Gastroenterol. 2016 Mar 28;22(12):3392-403. PubMed PMID: 27022221
Kriss M, Wachs M, Attwell A. An Unusual Cause of Right Upper Quadrant Pain in a Patient With Prior Liver Transplantation for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Gastroenterology. 2016 Mar;150(3):e7-9. PubMed PMID: 26827800
Mandell MS, Seres T, Lindenfeld J, Biggins SW, Chascsa D, Ahlgren B, Wachs M, Bambha KM. Risk Factors Associated With Acute Heart Failure During Liver Transplant Surgery: A Case Control Study. Transplantation. 2014 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25208319
Mandell MS, Seres T, Lindenfeld J, Biggins SW, Chascsa D, Ahlgren B, Wachs M, Bambha KM. Risk Factors Associated With Acute Heart Failure During Liver Transplant Surgery: A Case Control Study. Transplantation. 2014 Sep 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25208319
Kelly MA, Kaplan M, Nydam T, Wachs M, Bak T, Kam I, Zimmerman MA. Sirolimus reduces the risk of significant hepatic fibrosis after liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus: a single-center experience. Transplant Proc. 2013 Nov;45(9):3325-8. PubMed PMID: 24182811
Maybrook RJ, Campsen J, Wachs ME, Levi ME. A case of Mycobacterium mucogenicum infection in a liver transplant recipient and a review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;15(6):E260-3. PubMed PMID: 24131754
Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Specialized Training
(1995)
Conditions & Treatments
Surgery - Liver Transplant Surgery
Surgery - Kidney Transplant Surgery
Surgery - Transplant Surgery
Surgery - Pancreas Transplant Surgery
Digestive System - Biliary Surgery
Digestive System - Hepatology (Liver Disorders)
Kidneys and Urinary System
Kidneys and Urinary System - Kidney Failure
Kidneys and Urinary System - Polycystic Kidney Disease
Surgery
Surgery - Major Liver Surgery (Hepatobiliary)
Digestive System
Clinical Interests
Transplant Surgery Adult and Pediatric
Deceased and living donor transplant
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Care Philosophy
I believe in providing excellent and compassionate personal care of my patients. I treat my patients as if they were a member of my own family.
Personal Interests
Music, Motorcycle riding, swimming