University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Transplant Surgeon

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview
- Transplant Center (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
Cirrhosis
Diabetes Mellitus Type I
Diabetes Mellitus Type II
Fatty Liver Disease
Gallstones
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Hypoglycemia
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Disease
Kidney Failure
Kidney Transplant
Liver Cancer
Liver Failure
Liver Transplant
Living donor
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver
Pancreas Transplant
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Renal Artery Aneurysms
Renal Transplant

Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota (MD)
University of Illinois, Chicago (Masters of Science in Surgery)

Site of Residency
University of Illinois, Chicago (General Surgery)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Transplant Surgery)

Awards & Honors
1994 2nd Place, Impra & Michael Reese Hospital's Vascular Surgery Anastomotic Workshop
1995 3rd Place, Impra & UIC Division of Vascular Surgery's Anastomotic Workshop
1998 American Society of Transplant Physicians Poster Session Award Winner
1999 2nd Place, UICMC Department of Surgery Resident Research Competition
1999 Ray and Joan Kroc Award for Academic Achievement, UIC Dept of Surgery

Research Interest(s)
Hepatocyte transplantation
Ischemia reperfusion and impact on outcomes after solid organ transplant
Outcomes after solid organ transplant and steroid avoidance – cost analysis
Care of the diabetic transplant patient

Selected Recent Publications
Peer Reviewed

Shuhaiber J, Dunn T, Evans A, Fishman D, Merlotti G, Salzman S.  Traumatic lumbar hernia with ureteropelvic junction disruption: case report and review of the literature.  J Trauma.  2003  Nov;55(5):985-8.

Khwaja K, Asolati M, Harmon J, Melancon JK, Dunn T, Gillingham K, Kandaswamy R, Humar A, Gruessner R, Payne W, Najarian J, Dunn D, Sutherland D, Matas AJ.  Outcome at 3 years with a prednisone-free maintenance regimen: a single-center experience with 349 kidney transplant recipients.  Am J Transplant. 2004 Jun;4(6):980-7.

Khwaja K, Asolati M, Harmon JV, Melancon JK, Dunn TB, Gillingham KJ, Kandaswamy R, Humar A, Gruessner RW, Payne WD, Najarian JS, Dunn DL, Sutherland DE, Matas AJ. Rapid discontinuation of prednisone in higher-risk kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2004 Nov 15;78(9):1397-9.

Kandaswamy R, Melancon JK, Dunn T, Tan M, Casingal V, Humar A, Payne WD, Gruessner RW, Dunn DL, Najarian JS, Sutherland DE, Gillingham KJ, Matas AJ.  A prospective randomized trial of steroid-free maintenance regimens in kidney transplant recipients-an interim analysis.  Am J Transplant. 2005 Jun;5(6):1529-36.

Dunn TB, Linden M, Vercellotti GM, Gruessner RWG.  Factor V Leiden in Liver Transplantation.  Clinical Transplantation. 2006 Jan-Feb;20(1):132-5.

Books and/or chapters

Dunn TB, R Gruessner.  Critical Care of Liver Transplant Recipients.  In: RS Irwin, JM Rippe, eds. Manual of Intensive Care Medicine. Chapter 134: 4th Ed.  2005.

Dunn TB, R Gruessner. Care of the Living Donor Liver Recipient.  In:  RW Gruessner, E Benedetti, eds. Living Donor Transplantation. Submitted.

Abstracts

Asolati M, Kim Y, Melancon K, Dunn T, Tan M, Harmon J, Matas A.  C4d+ renal biopsies – treat the staining or the patient?  Abstract. American Journal of Transplantation.  Supplement 8, Vol 4:May 2004, p. 162.

Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Harmon J, Melancon JK, Tan M, Dunn T, Gruessner WG, Sutherland DER, Gruessner AC.  Results with pancreas transplant in recipients with a history of major lower extremity amputations. American Journal of Transplantation.  Supplement 8, Vol 4:May 2004, p. 379.

Humar A, Harmon JV, Dunn T, Melancon JK, Tan M, Kandaswamy R, Gruessner RWG, Matas A, Sutherland DER, Gruessner AC.  Delayed pancreas graft function in SPK recipients – its impact on kidney graft function. American Journal of Transplantation.  Supplement 8, Vol 4:May 2004, p. 381.

Melancon JK, Harmon JV, Dunn TB, Asolati M, Humar A, Matas AJ.  Outcome of prednisone (P) minimization in an immunologically higher risk cohort – who has acute rejection (AR)? American Journal of Transplantation.  Supplement 8, Vol 4:May 2004, p.578.