BasharAhmedAqelMD
Gastroenterology • Scottsdale, AZHepatology & Liver Transplantation
Chair, Transplant Center Arizona Mayo Clinic Arizona Professor of Medicine
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Office
13400 E. Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85259
Summary
- Dr. Bashar Aqel is a gastroenterologist/ Hepatologist in Phoenix, AZ and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Hospital- Phoenix. He is currently the Chair and Director of the Transplant Center at Mayo Clinic Arizona. He specializes in hepatology & liver transplantation. His research interest include liver transplant outcomes, use of DCD and HCV viremic grafts, and cholangiocarcinoma.
Education & Training
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville)Fellowship, Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville)Fellowship, Transplant Hepatology, 2000 - 2001
University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000- University of Missouri-ColumbiaInternship, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2007 - 2026
CA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
HI State Medical License 2023 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
CO State Medical License 2023 - 2025
MN State Medical License 2004 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2000 - 2005- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Transplant Hepatology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Mayo Clinic Quality Fellow: Bronze Level Certification Mayo Clinic Quality Academy, 2011
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Clinical Trials
- Impact of Muscle Insulin Resistance on the Pathogenesis of Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis Start of enrollment: 2010 Dec 01
- A Study to Evaluate Preemptive Therapy in Hepatitis C (HCV) Organ Transplant Recipients Start of enrollment: 2020 Sep 10
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Outcomes of DCD Liver Transplant Using Sequential Normothermic Regional Perfusion and Normothermic Machine Perfusion or NRP Alone Versus Static Cold Storage.Kristopher P Croome, Vijay Subramanian, Amit K Mathur, Bashar Aqel, Shennen A Mao
Transplantation. 2024-12-24 - Prolonged time from cross clamp until normothermic machine perfusion start is associated with increased risk of early allograft dysfunction following DCD liver transpl...Charles Lee, Amit K Mathur, Shennen Mao, Julie K Heimbach, C Burcin Taner
Liver Transplantation. 2024-12-10 - 1 citations" To sleep-perchance to dream ": Daytime surgery start times for liver transplantation with ex situ normothermic machine perfusion.Ian Das, Amit K Mathur, Bashar Aqel, Denise Harnois, Shennen Mao
Liver Transplantation. 2024-07-01
Press Mentions
For the First-Ever Arizona Triple Transplant Recipient, the Operation Is Just the BeginningApril 11th, 2023- First Triple-Organ Transplant in Arizona History Gives a New Chance at LifeApril 5th, 2023
- Combination Glecaprevir, Pibrentasvir with Ezetimibe Prevents HCV in TransplantationJune 24th, 2022
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Committees
- Member, Hepatobiliary Cancer Task Force, Gastroenterology Steering Committee, Mayo Clinic in Arizona 2012 - Present
- Member, Personnel Committee, Diversity Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic in Arizona 2011 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- American Association for the Study of Liver DiseasesMember
- Member
- American Society of TransplantationMember
- International Liver Transplantation SocietyMember
Other Languages
- Arabic
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