The Abdominal Transplant Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Arizona has up to three trainees at any given time. Learn more about our current fellows and recent graduates.
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Christopher Cosentino, M.D.Hometown: San Diego, CA Residency: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD |
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Kayla Kumm, M.D.Hometown: Wausa, NE Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN |
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Stephanie Ohara, M.D.Hometown: Papeete, Tahiti Residency: Creighton University, Phoenix, AZ |
As a fellow, there was tremendous emphasis on leading the team with taking complete ownership of the patient. The faculty treated me like a junior colleague and they remain an invaluable resource to me even outside my training. The added focus on evaluation and utilization of extended criteria donors along with exposure to complex hepatobiliary cases gave me a competitive edge in my job search. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the best clinical fellowship in the country.
Ananth Srinivasan, M.D.
Abdominal transplant surgery fellowship alum, class of 2019
| Alumnus | Graduation year | Destination |
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| Josiah Wagler, D.O. | 2023 | Surgeon, INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute |
| Brianna Ruch, M.D. | 2023 | Surgeon, University Hospital Cleveland |
| Keita Okubo, M.D., Ph.D. | 2022 | Surgical Director, Liver Transplantation, Shonan Kamkura Hospital |
| Zeeshan Rifat, M.B.B.S. | 2022 | Surgeon, Gambat Liver Transplant Clinic |
| Rafael Nunez-Nateras, M.D. | 2020 | Urologist, Private Practice, Tucson, AZ and Transplant/Procurement Surgeon, Mayo Clinic |
| Ananth Srinivasan, M.D. | 2019 | Staff Transplant Surgeon, INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute |
| Emmanouil Giorgakis, M.D., M.Sc. | 2018 | Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Danielle Haakinson, M.D. | 2017 | Surgical Director of Kidney Transplant Program, University of Michigan |
| Ramesh Batra, M.B.B.S., M.A., FRCS | 2015 | Associate Professor of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center |
This program provides a transplant model unique in merging aggressiveness in organ selection with high quality of care. In a period of organ shortage, this fellowship trained me how to consider and utilize all available allografts, helping patients in need while contributing to my current program expansion. Staffed by top-ranking surgeons in transplant science and education, Mayo Clinic in Arizona is what I think of as the top abdominal transplant fellowship program in the United States.
Emmanouil Giorgakis, M.D.
Abdominal transplant surgery fellowship alum, class of 2018
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