AST Textbook of Transplantation

Michael Lucey has been appointed by the society as the Editor of the American Society of Transplantation Self-Assessment Program. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, and after general medicine training in Dublin, completed fellowhips in gastroenterology and hepatology at St Bartholomews Hospital, London, the Liver Unit at King's College Hospital, London and the University of Michigan. He has been Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Programs at the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania. In 2001, he became Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Wisconsin. He was President of the American Society of Transplantation in 2003-4.

Preface. Contributors. Acknowledgments. 1 Immunology of transplantation ( Qiquan Sun, Jason M Zimmerer, and Gregg A Hadley ). 2 Pharmacology of transplantation ( Ian AC Rowe and James M Neuberger ). 3 Medical management of the deceased donor in solid organ transplantation ( John McCartney and Kenneth E Wood ). 4 Infectious diseases in transplantation ( Robin K Avery and Jay A Fishman ). 5 Management of the successful solid organ transplant recipient ( Elizabeth A Kendrick and Connie L Davis ). 6 Pediatric transplantation ( William Harmon ). 7 Kidney and pancreas transplantation ( Joshua J Augustine, Kenneth A Bodziak, Aparna Padiyar, James A Schulak, and Donald E Hricik ). 8 Heart transplantation ( Maryl R Johnson, Walter G Kao, Elaine M Winkel, Joseph L Bobadilla, Takushi Kohmoto, and Niloo M Edwards ). 9 Lung transplantation ( Jonathan E Spahr and Keith C Meyer ). 10 Liver transplantation ( Kimberly A Brown, Mary Ann Huang, Marwan Kazimi, and Dilip Moonka ). Multiple choice questions. Answers to multiple choice questions. Index.