Jefferson Doctor Named Transplant Surgeon of the Year
The Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Liver Foundation Honors Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., for his Outstanding Service
to the Medical Community and to Patients with Liver Disease
The
Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Liver Foundation (ALF) recently
named Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Surgery at
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and director
of the Division of Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, “Transplant Surgeon of the Year” for his outstanding service
to the medical community and to patients with liver disease.
The
ALF Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Committee members
recognized Dr. Doria with the honor at the foundation’s annual Honors
Gala. According to the ALF, Dr. Doria won the award because his service
to the medical community has been remarkable and his commitment has
benefited many patients and liver transplant recipients in the region.
“I
am extremely honored to be recognized in such a way by this chapter of
the American Liver Foundation, an organization dedicated to promoting
liver health and educating the community about disease prevention,”
said Dr. Doria. “Having this honor bestowed upon me this year is even
more gratifying as we mark the 25th anniversary of the first liver transplant in the area, which was performed here at Jefferson.”
Dr.
Doria is a multi-organ transplant surgeon with extensive expertise in
liver and kidney transplantation, as well as numerous other
hepato-biliary surgical procedures. He also organized and participated
in the first laparoscopic nephrectomy with ureterectomy for living
related kidney transplantation ever performed in Italy.
His research interests include issues in liver transplantation, transplant immunology, usage of artificial liver, and surgical
treatment of liver cancer without usage of blood. Dr. Doria has been listed in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, Who's Who in
America and Guide to America’s Top Physicians.
Dr. Doria was instrumental in making Jefferson the fastest growing
liver transplant program in the region, with the highest patient and
graft survival and the lowest mortality rate of those patients on the
transplant waiting list. He recently secured the authorization to
proceed with live donor liver transplantation.
He
is a member of numerous professional and scientific societies including
the Cell Transplant Society, the Academy of Surgical Research, the
Society of Critical Care Medicine, AIPAC Associazione Italiana
Professori a Contratto (Italian Association Professors of Surgery), the
Transplantation Society, the Italian Society of Surgery, the
International Liver Transplantation Society, the European Society for
Organ Transplantation, the American Society of Transplantation, and the
International College of Surgeons (United States Section), American
Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Hepato Pancreato Biliary
Association, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, American
College of Surgeons, Society For The Advancement Of Blood Management
and The Society of University Surgeons.
Dr.
Doria completed a clinical fellowship in multi-organ transplantation at
the University of Pittsburgh and a research fellowship in
transplantation at the Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute. He
earned his Ph.D. in Immunology in 2006 from the University of Catania
School of Medicine in Catania, Italy. He received a doctor of
medicine degree in 1990 from the University of Perugia School of
Medicine in Perugia, Italy, graduating magna cum laude, where he also
completed his residency in general surgery. Dr. Doria received a
bachelor of arts degree in 1983 from F.S. Cabrini in Italy. He has
performed more than 450 organ transplants, and authored more than 170
publications, including 58peer-reviewed articles and 5 book chapters.
Editor’s
Notes: Dr. Doria resides in Queen Village, Philadelphia, PA & the
Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Liver Foundation serves
Eastern/Central Pennsylvania, Delaware and Central/ Southern New Jersey.
Media Only Contact:
Ed Federico
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Phone: (215) 955-6300
Published: 10/22/2008