Transplantation Pathology

Dr Phillip Ruiz is an internationally recognized expert in transplantation-pathology, immunology, and immunopathology. He received his PhD in immunology from the University of Florida, his MD from George Washington University, and his residency (pathology)/fellowship training at Duke University. He has been at the University of Miami since 1989, where he is a Professor of Pathology and Surgery, the Medical Director of the Transplant Laboratories, and Director of Immunopathology. His research interests include immune tolerance, subclinical rejection, and the interaction of innate immunity with alloreactivity. He has more than 330 peer-reviewed journal articles and numerous chapters and is a frequently invited speaker at worldwide meetings. He is on the editorial board and/or a reviewer of numerous journals and a member of many professional organizations.

1. Immunopathology of organ transplantation James M. Mathew and Phillip Ruiz; 2. Dermatological complications in transplant patients and composite tissue allotransplant Emma L. Lanuti, Ingrid H. Wolf, Marco Romanelli, Brian Keegan, Phillip Ruiz and Paolo Romanelli; 3. Pathology of renal transplantation Volker Nickeleit; 4. Liver transplantation pathology Anthony Demetris; 5. Pathology of cardiac transplantation Chi K. Lai, Hui-Min Yang, Seong Ra and Michael C. Fishbein; 6. Lung transplantation pathology Dani S. Zander; 7. Pancreas transplantation pathology Cinthia B. Drachenberg and John C. Papadimitriou; 8. The pathology of intestinal and multivisceral transplantation Phillip Ruiz, Andreas Tzakis and Hidenori Takahashi; 9. Pathology of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Gary Kleiner, Michael Kritzer-Cheren and Phillip Ruiz; 10. Pathology and pathogenesis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders Lawrence Tsao, Eric D. Hsi and Izidore S. Lossos; 11. Laboratory medicine in transplantation Phillip Ruiz, Robert Cirocco, Rolando Garcia-Morales and Manuel Carreno.