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David Mulligan, MD, General Surgery, New Haven, CT

DavidCMulliganMDFACS, FAST, FAASLD

General Surgery New Haven, CT

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Transplantation

Past Chief, Transplantation and Immunology, Professor of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    800 Howard Ave
    New Haven, CT 06519
    Phone+1 203-785-6501
    Fax+1 203-785-7162

Summary

  • I have enjoyed an amazing career in solid organ transplantation after residencies in both Urologic and General Surgery followed by an ASTS-approved multiorgan transplant surgical fellowship at Baylor University in Dallas, TX. I received extensive experience in liver, kidney and pancreas transplantation and carried that through a 15 year project to build the highest quality transplant center in the US at Mayo Clinic Arizona from no program and a brand new team to over 3200 solid organ transplants. I was fortunate to direct all these services while continuing to perform the abdominal transplants, hepatic and pancreatic surgery. I was recruited to Yale University to transform a team with amazing research and small to medium size volume into one with outstanding outcomes and growth of transplants and research, which we have been accomplishing to date. My scientific and clinical research covers a broad array from basic science studies of ischemia/reperfusion injury and genomics of chronic allograft nephropathy to clinical modulation of immunosuppression to improve and extend organ function. I established a lab with a team of PhD researchers under the direction of Greg Tietjen to utilize ex-vivo machine perfusion to evaluate and improve donor organ quality for kidney and liver transplantation. I have extensive experience in living donation, especially, living donor liver transplantation, and have not only performed more than 200 living donor hepatectomies, but published our experiences. As a leader, I have the privilege of working in multiple roles within the ASTS, AASLD, AST, and UNOS/OPTN. I served as Chair of the Business Practice Services Committee, Standards and Membership committees of the ASTS, Councilor-at-Large on the Board of Governors of the AASLD, Chair of the Advisory Committee on Transplantation to HHS, and President of UNOS/OPTN. As Director of Transplant Innovation and Technology, I consult worldwide to develop and improve transplantation for all

Education & Training

  • Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
    Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1993
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Urology, 1988 - 1991
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1988
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine
    University of Louisville School of MedicineClass of 1986
  • Bellarmine College
    Bellarmine CollegeBA, Chemistry and Biology, 1977 - 1981
  • Bellarmine College
    Bellarmine CollegeBA, Chemistry and Biology, 1977 - 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2013 - 2025
  • NV State Medical License
    NV State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 1998 - 2019
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1998 - 2019
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1991 - 2006
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Masters of Arts Privatum Yale University, 2015
  • Poster of Distinction NESS, 2015
  • Distinguished Mayo Clinician Mayo Clinic in Arizona, 2006
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Extracorporeal Hypothermic Perfusion Device for Intestinal Graft Preservation to Decrease Ischemic Injury During Transportation  
    Munoz-Abraham AS, Patron-Lozano R, Narayan RR, Judeeba SS, Alkukhun A, Alfadda TI, Belter JT, Mulligan DC, Morotti R, Zinter JP, Geibel JP, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2016
  • Predicating Outcomes on the Liver Transplant Waiting List in the United States: Accounting for Large Regional Variation on Organ Availability and Priority Allocation P...  
    Hart A, Schladt DP, Zeglin J, Pyke J, Kim WR, Lake JR, Roberts JG, Hirose R, Mulligan DC, Kasiske BL, Snyder JJ, Israni AK., Transplantation, 1/1/2016
  • A Resilience Intervention Involving Mindfulness Training for Transplant Patients and their Caregivers  
    Stonnington CM, Darby 2, Santucci A, Mulligan P, Pathuis P, Cuc A, Hentz JG, Zhang N, Mulligan D, Sood A, Clin Transplant, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • A Comparison of Local-Regional Modalities for Pre-transplant Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): A single center experience
    Munoz-Abraham AS, Merola J, Patron-Lozano R, Babas G, Kulkarni S, Emre S, Mulligan D, Yoo P, Rodriguez-Davalos MI, NESS, 1/1/2015

Lectures

  • Living Donor is Better Than Marginal 
    Trieste, Italy - 1/1/2016
  • Benefits of Share 35 and Redistricting 
    Phoenix Arizona - 1/1/2016
  • Liver Failure, Technology, and Transplant 
    1/1/2016
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Committees

  • Councilor at Large, Board of Governors, AASLD 2019 - Present
  • Chair, Advisory Committee on Transplantation to Secretary of Health and Human Services 2019 - Present

Professional Memberships