Transplant Surgeon at Stanford University & proud former General Surgery and Abdominal Transplant Fellowship PDs.
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Here is a great write up of the Stanford Holman 100 Celebration. Our @StanfordAbdTxp surgeon, Stephan Busque, was one of the featured speakers. He spoke about the surprisingly long history of kidney transplant at @StanfordSurgery . news.stanford.edu/stories/20… – at Stanford, CA
Not only is @DanielaLadnerMD a @StanfordSurgery Residency alum, she is also a @StanfordAbdTxp Fellowship alum! – at Stanford, CA
Ready to feel inspired? @DanielaLadnerMD brings the passion to this year's @OpNotes Alum Lecture: brnw.ch/21x6Vy3
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We're hiring! Stanford's Division of Abdominal Transplantation and Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection seek an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor to advance innovative transplant research.
Apply: brnw.ch/21x6QJn
Learn about the Stanford Health Care’s ALTO Clinic
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Learn about our mutlidisciplinary approach to advanced liver tumors.
@StanfordAbdTxp @StanfordSurgery @KazuS123456789s @StanfordGenSurg @StanfordMed @renumathyd @TamiDaughertyMD #livertransplant – at Stanford, CA
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Extremely excited to have been a part of this incredible work on improving how medical urgency is operationalized in US heart transplantation. Please check out our new paper in @JAMA_current! @gracelyden @Nikhil15 @KiranKhush1 @WF_Parker @StanfordSurgery @OpNotes
A new #HeartTransplant allocation score, the US Candidate Risk Score, demonstrated better discrimination of 6-week mortality among adult US transplant candidates than the current 6-status system.
In match-run simulations, reordering candidates by this score prioritized patients with higher observed mortality without transplant while not increasing donor-candidate distance.
This finding supports use of more objective medical urgency criteria in US donor heart allocation policy.
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Super excited about the opportunity to present my work at the @StanfordAbdTxp Research Symposium next month! I'll be speaking about my work so far with @KazuSasakiSHC, @WF_Parker, and @KiranKhush1 in donor heart allocation. @OpNotes
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After years of complex medical care, Flynn received a rare intestine-liver-pancreas transplant at @StanfordChild’s — giving him a new future. 💚
Read how a multidisciplinary transplant team helped make it possible: brnw.ch/21x2FA0
@KazuS123456789s
@ThomasPhamMD
Zeynep’s dedication to quality and her professionalism are so crucial to the @StanfordAbdTxp program!
Congratulations to Zeynep Tulu, Director of Quality, Solid Organ Transplant @StanfordHealth, for winning the Heckenkemper Leader in Transplant Administration/Quality Award at the UNOS Transplant Management Forum. See her acceptance speech.
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We’re proud of this tri-continental collaboration! 🌍Facilitated by @ThomasPhamMD, surgeons from Zambia and Brazil are working together to build a sustainable kidney transplantation in Lusaka. Global partnership 2 save lives. #GlobalHealth #Transplant
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Research from @smkrams, @martinezoliviam, Carlos Equsivel, & @KirchnerVaria in @J_Immunol identified a population of NKG2A+ NK cells that can kill Epstein-Barr virus–infected B cells through the NKG2D & NKp30 activating receptors.
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Congrats to Wasim Dar! Assisted the Zambia surgeons with kidney transplants and a lap lymphocele drainage. Essential to teach the transplant and everything that goes with it. Appreciate you doing it by yourself since the rest of the U.S team couldn’t make it!
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🔬 Dr. Erika Rubesova (Clinical Professor of Pediatric Radiology) explores how contrast-enhanced ultrasound and emerging quantification methods are being applied in pediatric liver transplantation.
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🍷 Wrapping up the Transplant Research Symposium with a reception as attendees connect over hors d’oeuvres and wine — continuing conversations sparked by today’s presentations and celebrating collaboration across the Stanford transplant community.
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🤖 Joseph Yoshimura Cho, BS (Stanford Surgical Intelligence & Modeling Lab), presents a multi-task deep learning model designed to analyze pediatric echocardiography. A compelling look at how AI & surgical data science may improve diagnostic precision & clinical decision-making.
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Join us for the Stanford Transplant Research Symposium this Friday.
🗓 March 6, 2026
⏰ 3:30–5:00 PM
📍 LKSC LK130
Featuring talks on AI in pediatric echocardiography and advanced ultrasound methods in pediatric liver transplantation, followed by discussion and reception.
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Applications are open for our Fellowship!
• Interviewing for 2 positions
• Applications accepted through 3/1/26
• ASTS-accredited for liver & kidney transplantation
• Faculty include 2 ASTS Mentorship Award recipients
🔗 Learn More & Apply: tinyurl.com/4m8syee3
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💫🏆INSIDE @ASTSChimera 2026: The Stanford team had a strong showing at the ASTS Winter Symposium in Phoenix, AZ this weekend, with faculty recognized for leadership, mentorship, and national presentations.
🔗Read the full breakdown: tinyurl.com/mwckv92m
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📝 Interested in training with leaders in the field? Applications for our two-year fellowship program are open!
🔗 Learn More & Apply: tinyurl.com/4xa6bph6
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🏆 Stephan Busque, MD received the Francis Moore Excellence in Mentorship Award at @ASTSChimera 2026. He is the second faculty member from the division to receive this honor, following Carlos Esquivel, MD.
🔗Full story: tinyurl.com/mwckv92m
