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

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Professor, Division of Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota (Liver, Pancreas, and Kidney Transplants)

Service Director, Division of Transplant Surgery, University of Minnesota

Director, Living Donor Transplant Program, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Surgery

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

Clinical Interests
Carcinoid Syndrome
Carcinoid Tumors
Cirrhosis
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Jaundice
Kidney Cancer
Kidney Transplant (Pediatric)
Liver Cancer
Liver Failure
Liver Transplant (Pediatric & Adult)
Pancreatic Cancer
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC)
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
Surgical Diseases Liver
Vascular surgery

Education
Medical School
University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site of Internship and Residency
University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site of Fellowship
University of Western Ontario (Transplant Surgery); University of Minnesota (Transplant Surgery)

Awards and Honors
Mpls. St. Paul Magazine Top Doctors 2008
Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Living Donor & Split Liver Transplant Outcomes
Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Outcomes
CMV Disease in Transplant Recipients (Prophylaxis, Treatment and Clinical Predictors)
Outcomes in Pediatric Kidney and Liver Transplants
Small Bowel Transplantation

Selected Recent Publications

Journal Publications
Humar A, Gillingham K, Johnson E, Matas AJ. Effect of initial slow graft function on renal allograft rejection and survival. Clinical Transplantation 1997, 11(6): 623.

Johnson E, Canafax DM, Gillingham K, Humar A, Pandian K, Kerr SR, Najarian JS, Matas AJ. Effect of early cyclosporine levels on kidney allograft rejection. Clinical Transplantation 1997, 11(6): 552-557.

Humar A, Matas AJ. Kidney transplantation: a brief review. Frontiers in Bioscience 1997, 2:e41-41.

Leone J, Humar A, Gruessner RW, Sutherland DER. Pancreas Transplantation: Indications, Clinical Management, and Outcomes. Frontiers in Bioscience 1997, 2.

Humar A, Gruessner RW, Sutherland DER. Living related donor pancreas and pancreas-kidney transplantation. British Medical Bulletin 1997, 53(4): 879-91.

Humar A, Gillingham K, Johnson E, Gruessner RW, Matas AJ. Venous thromboembolic complications after kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant: a multivariate analysis. Transplantation 1998, 65(2): 229-34.

Humar A, Gillingham K, Johnson E, Gruessner RW, Matas AJ. The acutely ischemic extremity after transplant: an approach to management. Surgery 1998, 123(3): 344-350.

Humar A, Remucal M, Matas AJ, Najarian JS. Kidney transplantation in children younger than 1 year using cyclosporine immunosuppression. Annals of Surgery 1998, 228(3): 421-428.

Humar A, Grubbs B, Zapzalka D, Najarian JS, Hunter D, Matas AJ. Isolated iliac artery stenosis as a cause of kidney graft dysfunction posttransplant. Clinical Transplantation 1998, 12(5): 406-408.

Humar A, Jessurun J, Gruessner RW. Thrombotic microangiopathy after combined liver small bowel transplant- a first report. Clinical Transplantation 1998, 12(6): 600-601.

Jiang J, Humar A, Garcia B, Zhong R. Surgical technique for vascularized ear transplantation in mice. Microsurgery 1998, 18: 42-46.

Humar A, Mauer M, Durand B, Payne WD, Sharp H, Gruessner RW. Kidney and liver transplantation from living related and cadaver donors for primary hyperoxyluria type 1. Pediatric Transplantation 1998, 2(1): 47.

Humar A, Sharp H, Payne WD, Walsh J, Gruessner RW. Preoperative radiologic assessment of living related liver donors. Pediatric Transplantation 1998, 2(1): 47.

Humar A, Sharp H, Lynch S, Gruessner RW. Living related bowel transplant and cadaver liver/bowel transplant in the pediatric population. Pediatric Transplantation 1998, 2(1): 47.

Gruessner RW, Sutherland DER, Drangstveit MB, Wrenshall L, Humar A, Gruessner AC. Mycophenolate mofetil in pancreas transplantation. Transplantation 1998, 66(3): 318-323.

Humar A, Kerr S, Hassoun A, Granger D, Suhr B, Gillingham K, Matas AJ. Features of acute rejection that predict increased risk for chronic rejection. Transplantation Proceedings 1999, 31:1302-1303.

Humar A, Harmon J, Gruessner AC, Kandaswamy R, Granger D, Zhang K, Drangstveit, MB., Sutherland DER., Gruessner RWG. Surgical complications requiring early relaparotomy after pancreas (Pa) transplantation (Tx): comparison of the FK and CsA era. Transplantation Proceedings 1999, 31(1-2): 606-607.

Kandaswamy R, Humar A, Gruessner A, Harmon J, Granger D, Lynch S, Sutherland DER, Gruessner RW. Vascular graft thrombosis after pancreas transplantation: comparison of the FK and CsA era. Transplantation Proceedings 1999, 31(1-2): 602-603.

Humar A, Jesurun, J, Sharp H, Gruessner RW. Hemolytic uremic syndrome in small bowel transplant recipients: the first two case reports. Transplant International 1999, 12(5): 387-390.

Humar A, Uknis M, Carlone-Jambor C, Gillingham K, Dunn DL, Matas AJ. Recurrent CMV disease after ganciclovir treatment in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients. Transplantation 1999, 67:94-97.

Humar A, Kerr S, Hanssoun A, Granger D, Suhr B, Matas AJ. The association between acute rejection and chronic rejection in kidney transplantation. Transplant Proceedings 1999, 31(1-2): 1302-3.

Humar A, Ukinis M, Carlone-Jambor C, Gruessner RW, Dunn DL, Matas AJ. Cytomegalovirus disease recurrence after ganciclovir treatment in kidney and kidney-pancreas transplant recipients. Transplantation 1999, 67(1): 94-7.

Johnson EM, Anderson JK, Jacobs C, Suh G, Humar A, Suhr BD, Kerr SR, Matas AJ. Long-term follow-up of living kidney donors: quality of life after donation. Transplantation 1999, 67(5): 717-21.

Humar A, Hassoun A, Kandaswamy R, Payne WD, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ. Immunologic factors-the major risk for decreased long-term allograft survival.: Transplantation 1999, 68(12):1842-6.

Humar A, Gillingham K, Payne WD, Dunn Dl, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ. Associationg between cytomegalovirus disease and chronic rejection in kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation 1999, 68(12): 1879-83.

Humar A, Gillingham K, Payne WD, Sutherland DER, Dunn DL, Matas AJ. Association between CMV disease and chronic rejection in kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation 1999, 68: 1879-83.

Matas AJ, Humar A, Payne WD, Gillingham K, Dunn DL, Sutherland DER, Najarian JS. Decreased acute rejection in kidney transplant recipients is associated with decreased chronic rejection. Annals of Surgery 1999, 230(4): 493-8.

Humar A, Kerr S, Gillingham K, Matas AJ. Features of acute rejection that predict increased risk for chronic rejection. Transplantation 1999, 68(8): 1200-3.

Matas AJ, Gillingham K, Humar A, Dunn DL, Sutherland DER, Najarian JS. Immunologic and nonimmunologic factors: different risks for cadaver and living donor transplantation. Transplantation 2000, 69(1): 54-58.

Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Granger D, Gruessner RW, Gruessner AC, Sutherland DER. Decreased surgical risks of pancreas transplantation in the modern era. Annals of Surgery 2000, 231(2): 269-75.

Humar A, Parr E, Drangstveit MB, Kandaswamy R, Gruessner AC, Sutherland DER. Steroid withdrawal in pancreas transplant recipients. Transplantation 2000, 14(1): 75-78.

Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Parr E, Drangstveit MB, Gruessner AC, Sutherland DER. Prolonged preservation increases surgical complications after pancreas transplants. Surgery 2000, 127(5): 545-51.

Humar A, Durand B, Gillingham K, Payne WD, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ. Living unrelated donors in kidney transplants: better long-term results than non-HLA identical living related donors? Transplantation 2000, 69(9): 1942-1945.

Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Drangstveit MB, Parr E, Gruessner AC, Sutherland DER. Surgical risks and outcomes of pancreas retransplants. Surgery 2000, 127(6):634-40.

Matas AJ, Gillingham K, Payne WD, Humar A, Dunn DL, Sutherland DER, Najarian JS. Should I accept this kidney? Transplantation 2000, 14(1): 90-95.

Beebe DS, Carr R, Komanduri V, Humar A, Gruessner RW, Belani KG. Living related liver donor surgery: report of initial anesthesia experience. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 2000, 12: 157-61.

Humar A, Payne WD, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ. Clinical determinants of multiple acute rejection episodes in kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation 2000, 69(11): 2357-60.

Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Gruessner RW, Gruessner AC, Sutherland DER. Optimal timing for a pancreas transplant after kidney transplant. Transplantation. 2000, 70(8): 1247-50.

Papalois VE, Moss A, Gillingham K, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ, Humar A Preemptive kidney transplants: an argument against waiting until dialysis. Transplantation. 2000, 70: 625-31.

Humar A, Gillingham K, Matas AJ. An increased incidence of cardiac complications in kidney transplant recipients with cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. Transplantation 2000, 70(2): 310-13.

Papalois VE, Moss A, Gillingham K, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ, Humar A. Pre-emptive transplants for patients with renal failure: an argument against waiting until dialysis. Transplantation 2000, 70(4):625-31.

Arrazola L, Sozen H, Humar A, Papalois VE, Uknis M, Matas AJ. Kidney transplant using pediatric donors - effect on long-term graft and patient survival. Transplantation Proceeding 2000, 32(7): 1839.

Arrazola L, Sozen H, Humar A, Uknis M, Papalois VE, Matas AJ. Death with function: the next major hurdle. Transplant Proceeding 2000, 32(7): 1832.

Arrazola L, Sozen H, Humar A, Papalois VE, Uknis M, Matas AJ. Both immunologic and nonimmunologic factors are risks for long-term graft survival - a multivariate analysis. Transplant Proceeding 2000, 32(7): 1831.

Arrazola L, Sozen H, Humar A, Papalois VE, Uknis M, Matas AJ. Increasing incidence of steroid resistant rejection in kidney transplantation. Transplant Proceeding 2000, 32(7): 1767.

Wagner C, Beebe DS, Carr RJ, Komanduri V, Humar A., Gruessner RW. Living related liver transplantation in infants and children: report of anesthetic care and early postoperative morbidity and mortality. Journal of Clinical Anesthesiolgy 2000, 12(6): 454-459.

Gruessner RW, Sutherland DER, Parr E, Humar A, Gruessner, AC. A prospective, randomized, open-label study of steroid withdrawal in pancreas transplantation - a preliminary report with 6-month follow-up. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33(1-2): 1663-4.

Sutherland DER, Gruessner RW, Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Najarian JS, Dunn DL. Pretransplant immunosuppression for pancreas transplants alone in nonuremic diabetic recipients. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33(1-2): 1656-8.

Kandaswamy R, Gillingham K, Humar A, Payne WD, Dunn DL, Sutherland DER, Najarian JS, Matas AJ. Impact of HLA-ABDR match on chronic rejection in kidney transplants. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33(1-2): 1292.

Kandaswamy R, Sutherland DERS, Humar A, Payne WD, Gruessner RW, Matas AJ. Transplantation without a final crossmatch - it can be done. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33(1-2): 1234.

Kandaswamy R, Humar A, Payne WD, Dunn DL, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ. Risk factors for kidney transplant acute rejection: a multivariate analysis. Transplantation Proceedings 2001, 33(1-2): 1112.

Humar A, Key N, Ramcharan T, Payne WD, Sutherland DER, Matas AJ. Kidney retransplants after initial graft loss to vascular thrombosis. Clinical Transplant 2001, 15(1): 6-10.

Sutherland DER, Gruessner RW, Dunn DL, Matas AJ, Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Mauer SM, Kennedy WR, Goetz FC, Robertson RP, Gruessner AC, Najarian JS. Lessons learned from more than 1,000 pancreas transplants at a single institution. Annals of Surgery 2001, 233(4): 463-501.

Humar A, Kerr SR, Gillingham K, Matas AJ. Perioperative cardiac morbidity in renal transplant recipients: incidence and risk factors. Clinical Transplantation 2001, 50(6): 535-46.

Matas AJ, Payne WD, Sutherland DER, Humar A, Gruessner RW, Kandaswamy R, Dunn DL, Gillingham K, Najarian JS. 2,500 Living Donor Kidney Transplants: A Single-Center Experience. Annals of Surgery 2001, 234(2): 149-164.

Humar A, Ramcharan T, Kandaswamy R, Matas AJ, Gruessner RW, Gruessner AC, Sutherland DER. Pancreas after kidney transplant: a viable alternative to simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant. Accepted for publication in American Journal of Surgery 2001, 182.

Bruce DS, Sollinger HW, Humar A, Sutherland DER et al. Multicenter survey of daclizumab induction in simultaneous kidney pancreas transplant recipients. Submitted in Transplantation.

Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Sielaff T, Gruessner RW, Lake J, Payne WD. Split liver transplantation for 2 adult recipients: an initial experience. Accepted for publication in the American Journal of Transplantation.

Gruessner A, Sutherland DER, Dunn DL, Najarian JS, Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Gruessner RW. Pancreas after kidney transplants in posturemic patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Accepted for publication in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Ramcharan T, Glessing B, Lake J, Payne W, Humar A. Outcome of other organs recovered during in situ split-liver procurements. Accepted for publication in Liver Transplantation and Surgery. October 2001

Book Chapters
Humar A, Gruessner RW. Critical Care of the Liver Transplant Recipient. Intensive Care Medicine 4th Edition. Editors Rippe, Irwin, Fink, Cerra. Lippincott-Raven, 1998.

Humar A, Matas AJ. New Immunosuppressive Drugs. Transplantation Surgery. Editors Hakim & Danovitch. Springer 2001.

Humar A, Dunn DL. Critical Care of Organ Transplant Recipients: Introduction.. Manual of Intensive Care Medicine, 3rd edition. Editors Irwin & Rippe. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2000.

Humar A, Dunn DL. Critical Care of the Cadaver Organ Donor. Manual of Intensive Care Medicine 3rd edition. Editors Irwin & Rippe. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2000.

Humar A, Dunn DL. Critical Care of the Heart, Heart-Lung, And Lung Transplant Recipient. Manual of Intensive Care Medicine, 3rd edition. Editors Irwin & Rippe. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2000.

Humar A, Dunn DL. Rejection, Infection, and Malignancy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Manual of Intensive Care Medicine, 3rd edition. Editors Irwin & Rippe. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2000.

Humar A, Matas AJ. Immunosuppression: Use in transplantation. Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. Macmillan Ref Ltd. 1999.

Humar A, Gruessner RW. Critical Care of the Liver Transplant Recipient. Intensive Care Medicine 5th edition. Editors Rippe, Irwin, Fink, Cerra. Lippincott-Raven, in press.

Moss A, Najarian JS, Sutherland DER, Payne WD, Gruessner RW, Humar A, Kandaswamy R, Gillingham K, Dunn DL, and Matas AJ. 5,000 Kidney Transplnats - A Single-Center Experience. Clinical Transplants 2000. Editors Cecka and Terasaki. UCLA Immunogenetics Center, 2000.