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Nader Abraham

House Staff
Surgery
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations


Recent Scholarly Works


Optimized cellular perfusate increases lung viability ex vivo and extends the duration of ex vivo lung perfusion.

Conference J Heart Lung Transplant · May 14, 2026 BACKGROUND: Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has emerged as a strategy to assess and extend preservation of donor lungs prior to transplantation. However, due to progressive deterioration of the graft, current protocols limit EVLP duration to 10-12 h. We deve ... Full text Link to item Cite

Back-to-base Versus In-transit Machine Perfusion in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation: Insights From a National Registry.

Journal article Transplant Direct · April 2026 BACKGROUND: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) improves utilization of extended criteria liver grafts, but the optimal delivery strategy-whether in-transit or back-to-base-remains uncertain. METHODS: Adult recipients of donation after circulatory death ( ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


ACTIVE functional assessment of DCD kidneys during 20°C bloodless oxygenated machine perfusion

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2026 - 2027

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