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Alexandra Turner, MD, General Surgery, Tucson, AZ

AlexandraPTurnerMD

General Surgery Tucson, AZ

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Pancreas, Transplantation

Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine

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  • Office

    3838 N Campbell Ave
    Tucson, AZ 85719
    Phone+1 520-694-0111
    Fax+1 520-694-4085

Education & Training

  • Indiana University School of Medicine
    Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, 2013 - 2014
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2011 - 2013
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2011
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2004
  • Princeton University
    Princeton UniversityAB, Molecular Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
  • IN State Medical License
    IN State Medical License 2013 - 2019
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 2008 - 2015
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Banner Health Hero Banner University Medical Center - Tucson, 2019
  • Poster of Distinction American Transplant Congress, 2009
  • National Merit Finalist 1995

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Extended distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma with splenic vein thrombosis and adjacent organ invasion  
    Roch AM, Singh H, Turner AP, Ceppa EP, House MG, Zyromski NJ, Nakeeb A, Schmidt CM, Am J Surg, 1/1/2015
  • Belatacept and sirolimus prolong allograft survival in nonhuman primates: adverse consequences of concomitant alefacept therapy  
    Lowe MC, Badell IR, Turner AP, Thompson PW, Leopardi FV, Strobert EA, Larsen CP, Kirk AD, Am J Transplant, 1/1/2013
  • Induction immunosuppression in liver transplantation: a review  
    Turner AP, Knechtle SJ, Transplant Int, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • The impact of HCV on post transplant biliary strictures
    Kemmer N, Franco E, Turner A, Albers C, Horkan J, Parkinson E, Cece E, Alsina A, American Transplant Congress, Philadelphia, PA, 1/2/2015
  • Socioeconomic status and surgical outcomes after total pancreatectomy
    Schmidt H, Kilbane EM, Turner AP, House MG, Zyromski NJ, Nakeeb A, Schmidt EP, Americas Hepato-PancreatoBiliary Association Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/19/2014
  • Liver transplantation for unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: improved outcomes with neoadjuvant therapy
    Turner AP, Golas A, Johnson MS, Nakeeb A, Pitt HA, House MG, The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/2/2014
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Lectures

  • Alefacept improves efficacy of costimulation blockade in nonhuman primate islet allograft survival 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/30/2011
  • LFA-3-Ig (alefacept) prolongs allograft survival by targeting costimulation blockade resistant T effector memory (TEM) cells in non-human primate islet transplantation 
    Boston, MA - 1/29/2009
  • A Novel Anti-LFA-1-Based Therapy Enhances Allogeneic Islet Survival and Function in Nonhuman Primates 
    Boston, MA - 1/29/2009
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