Dixon B. Kaufman, MD, PhD Print Friendly Page
Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthDr. Kaufman is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery. Dr Kaufman's clinical focus has been on kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation. He was the first pancreas transplant surgeon in North America to conduct and publish studies regarding steroid-free immunosuppression in pancreas transplantation and the first to describe the use of alemtuzumab in pancreas transplants.
Specialties
UW Health Clinics
Languages Spoken
| English |
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UW School of Medicine and Public Health
| Department of Surgery |
Professional Certifications and Education
| Board Certification |
Surgery
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| Fellowship |
Transplantation Fellowship, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1991-1992 |
| Residency |
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, MN
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| Internship |
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, MN
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| Medical School |
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1983
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Awards/Honors
Procedures
Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.
| Research |
Dr. Kaufman's basic research efforts have focused on the immunobiology of islet transplantation and, most recently, on two highly collaborative interdisciplinary projects involving the development of noninvasive imaging modalities of the transplanted islet and bioactive tissue engineering for islet implantation. Dr. Kaufman's experimental clinical research has focused on immunotherapy of islet transplantation. He has received two RO-1 awards and currently serves as UW site Principle Investigator on the National Institutes of Health funded UO-1 Clinical Islet Transplant Consortium. |
