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Office
3838 N Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85719Phone+1 520-694-0111Fax+1 520-694-4085
Education & Training
- Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, 2013 - 2014
- Emory University School of MedicineFellowship, Abdominal Transplant Surgery, 2011 - 2013
- Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2011
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2004
- Princeton UniversityAB, Molecular Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1995 - 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- IN State Medical License 2013 - 2019
- 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
- 145 citationsAlefacept promotes co-stimulation blockade based allograft survival in nonhuman primatesTimothy A Weaver, Ali H. Charafeddine, Avinash Agarwal, Alexandra P. Turner, Maria Russell
Nature Medicine. 2009-07-01 - 1232 citationsmTOR regulates memory CD8 T-cell differentiationKoichi Araki, Alexandra P. Turner, Virginia O. Shaffer, Shivaprakash Gangappa, Susanne A. Keller
Nature. 2009-07-02 - 9 citationsThe Role of Implicit Bias in Surgical Resident Evaluations.Arabella Dill-Macky, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Leigh A Neumayer, Valentine N Nfonsam, Alexandra P Turner
Journal of Surgical Education. 2021-12-29
Journal Articles
- Extended distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma with splenic vein thrombosis and adjacent organ invasionRoch 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 therapyLowe 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 reviewTurner 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 stricturesKemmer 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 pancreatectomySchmidt 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 therapyTurner 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 survivalPhiladelphia, 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 transplantationBoston, MA - 1/29/2009
- A Novel Anti-LFA-1-Based Therapy Enhances Allogeneic Islet Survival and Function in Nonhuman PrimatesBoston, MA - 1/29/2009
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- American Society of Transplant SurgeonsMember
- AHPBAMember
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