The John S. Najarian symposium: The past, present, and future of surgery and transplantation, May 20, 2022, Minneapolis, MN

Mary E. Knatterud, Richard L. Simmons, William Payne, Peter Stock, Blanche M Chavers, Nancy Ascher, Dixon Kaufman, Alan Kirk, Shafique Keshavjee, Abhinav Humar, Swaytha Ganesh, Christopher Hughes, Raja Kandaswamy, Arthur J Matas

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Abstract

Dr John S Najarian (1927–2020), chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota from 1967 to 1993, was a pioneer in surgery, clinical immunology and transplantation. A Covid-delayed Festschrift was held in his honor on May 20, 2022. The speakers reflected on his myriad contributions to surgery, transplantation, and resident/fellow training, as well as current areas of ongoing research to improve clinical outcomes. Of note, Dr Najarian was a founder of the journal Clinical Transplantation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere14877
JournalClinical Transplantation
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
a successful and rapidly growing clinical transplant program and a productive research effort. We were presenting our clinical and research papers at transplant and surgical meetings throughout the country and abroad. I had competed for, and eventually received, a very large program project grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support our clinical transplant activity…. [p. 59]

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Clinical Transplantation published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Keywords

  • donors and donation
  • history
  • kidney disease

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Festschrift
  • Historical Article

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