Overview
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Surgery
·
1977 - Present
Surgical Oncology,
Surgery
Recent Publications
A Historical Cohort in Kidney Transplantation: 55-Year Follow-Up of 72 HLA-Identical, Donor-Recipient Pairs.
Journal Article J Clin Med · November 24, 2021 The impact of HLA matching on graft survival has been well characterized in renal transplantation, with a higher degree of matching associated with superior graft survival. Additionally, living donor grafts are known to confer superior survival compared to ... Full text Link to item CiteOverall Survival Improved for Contemporary Patients with Melanoma
Conference ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY · February 1, 2019 Link to item CiteEfficacy of repeat sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients who develop recurrent melanoma.
Journal Article J Am Coll Surg · April 2014 BACKGROUND: Even after negative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for primary melanoma, patients who develop in-transit (IT) melanoma or local recurrences (LR) can have subclinical regional lymph node involvement. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective database ident ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Dendritic Cell Vaccine Against Melanoma
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1997 - 1998Immunization - Gamma Ifn Transduced Autologous Melanoma
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1996 - 1998Immunization With Gamma Ifn Transduced Autologous Melanoma
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1995 - 1998View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1960
M.D.